OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221601586

WESTERN NY INDUSTRIAL TIRE

BUFFALO, NY— 2023-09-21T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Head, Ladder, Moving, Struck By, Tire
NAICS: 441320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346991227
Employer profile: WESTERN NY INDUSTRIAL TIRE
Summary number: 221601586
Report ID: 0213600

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by falling tire on head

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on September 21, 2023, an employee was moving a ladder. The ladder bumped a tire on the rack, and tire fell on the employee's head. The employee died of blunt force trauma to the head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
0

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