TranslateInspection Detail
Inspection: 317243293 - Nissan North America Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Tenn Cmpl Sfty 2
Site Address:
Nissan North America Inc
983 Nissan Drive
Smyrna, TN 37167
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3711
NAICS: 336111/Automobile Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/27/2013
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 02/21/2014
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100627322 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $10,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,400 |
| Current Penalty | $10,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,400 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 503010501 | 12/05/2013 | 02/18/2014 | $2,400 | $2,400 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 D04 I | 12/05/2013 | 12/30/2013 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100147 F01 II | 12/05/2013 | 12/30/2013 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 12:50 a.m. on June 16, 2013, Employee #1 was working in a maintenance crew replacing a gear reducer and gaskets on an articulating robot. Employee #1 walked under the axis arm of the robot at the same time the arm, along with axes and welding tooling, mounted at the end of axis arm. The arm pivoted around the axis and collapsed into another axis arm, perpendicular to the floor. Employee #1 was caught between the tooling axis arms and the robot. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital with multiple blunt force injuries, where he later died.
Keywords:maintenance, robot, collapse, struck by, arm
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 317243293 | Fatality | Concussion | Machinery maintenance occupations |