OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221461304

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

DANVILLE, VA· 2022-01-15T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Broken Bone, Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Compound Fracture, Conveyor, Engineering Controls, Fracture, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Nip Point, Pulled In
NAICS: 326211
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345780084
Employer profile: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
Summary number: 221461304
Report ID: 0355118

Event description

Employee breaks arm after hand is caught in running conveyor

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 p.m. on January 15, 2022, an employee was attempting to remove product that had fallen into a gap in a running conveyor system. The employee caught his hand in the nip point in the conveyor. The employee incurred a compound fracture in his arm, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 51 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
705

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