Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138707.015 - Employee is killed by asphyxiation when caught in machine

Accident Summary Nr: 138707.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 08/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550514.015	08/24/2021		423130	Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Abstract: At 8:18 a.m. on August 23, 2021, an employee was adjusting a proximity switch inside a tire uniformity machine. This switch can also be adjusted from the outside of the machine. The employee removed the guard to adjust the switch from the inside when the lube drive rollers moved up. The employee was killed by mechanical asphyxiation after his upper body (head, neck and chest) were caught in the machine.

Keywords: Adjust, Asphyxiated, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught In, Engineering Controls, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Shoulder, Tire, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1550514.015	30	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanic apprentices

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