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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868125

AKRON TIRE TEST FACILITY GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER

Event
AUTOMOBILE, LOST CONTROL
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#1281740
Employer profile
AKRON TIRE TEST FACILITY GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER
Summary number
868125
Report ID
522300

Event description

EMPLOYEE LOSES CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND IS KILLED

Investigation abstract

On May 7, 1985, an employee was testing experimental high performance tires whil e driving at approximately 60 mph on a test track. His car slide off the track a nd ran into a drainage ditch. The impact of the crash killed him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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