Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 569681 - Employee crushed to death by activated robot

Accident Summary Nr: 569681 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 09/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123382491	08/28/1994	3714	0	Superior Industries International

Abstract: Employee #1 was inside a chiron making adjustments to a wheel size changeover. A robot is used to move the wheel around the cell. Employee #1 was holding the robot controls in his hands, and apparently activated the robot while bending over the wheel to check the settings. The robot came into the chiron unit to remove the wheel, but instead pinned Employee #1 against the wheel, crushing him to death.

Keywords: WHEEL, ROBOT, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123382491			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.