Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15181241 - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Jackson Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 15181241

Report ID: 0454715

Date Opened: 08/14/1984

Site Address:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
3260 Goodyear Blvd
Union City, TN 38261

Mailing Address:
P O Box 570, Union City, TN 38281

Union Status: Union

SIC:3011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/16/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/25/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360599278

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$720
Current Penalty	$720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$720
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100219 C02 I	08/29/1984	09/01/1984	$720	$720	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14549885

Event: 08/06/1984

CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROTATING SHAFTS

ON AUGUST 6, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 P.M., EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON TOP OF A BANBURY MOTOR SHAFT COVER, CLEANING IT. THE COVER HAD A 19" X 15 " OIL ACCESS HOLE ON IT. THE HOLE HAD A HINGED COVER, BUT THE HINGE HAD APPARENTLY BROKEN OFF. THIS ALLOWED THE COVER TO SLIP OFF THE HOLE, LEAVING THE ROTATING SHAFTS LOCATED BELOW EXPOSED. EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE HOLE AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHAFTS. HIS LEG WAS THEN PULLED IN UP TO HIS THIGH. HE WAS FREED WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND TRANSPORTED TO THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL, BUT DIED ON AUGUST 12, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 5 P.M.

Keywords: CLEANING, SHAFT, UNGUARDED, FOOT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15181241			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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