Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14542674 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY TIRE-STRAPPING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14542674 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/16/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100336106	08/19/1985	3011	0	Firestone Tire And Rubber Company, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A MACHINE THAT AUTOMATICALLY STRAPS STACKS OF 10 TO 12 TIRES. THE MACHINE BECAME JAMMED ON A STRAP IT HAD APPLIED AND STOPPED RUNNING. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND WAS CRUSHED WHEN THE MACHINE PARTIALLY CYCLED. HE WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN THE STRAPPING HEAD AND THE COMPRESSING PLATEN.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100336106			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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