OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221499403

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

TOPEKA, KS— 2022-09-24T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Clutch, Crushed, Impaled, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Puncture Wound, Torso
NAICS: 326211
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346245137
Employer profile: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
Summary number: 221499403
Report ID: 0729700

Event description

Employee is killed when caught between machine clutches

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on September 24, 2022, an employee, who worked as a machine operator for a tire manufacturer, was loading a Kong roll into windup 10 equipment on the lower level of the Hot Former Machine. The employee was caught between a Kong roll male clutch and windup 10 machine female clutch. The employee was crushed and impaled by the clutches, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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