OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221676448

BRIDGESTONE RETAIL OPERATIONS, LLC

CAPE CORAL, FL· 2024-06-23T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Brain Bleed, Exploded, Explosion, Head, High Pressure, Manufacturing, Removal, Struck By, Tire, Tire Rim, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 811111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347570111
Employer profile: BRIDGESTONE RETAIL OPERATIONS, LLC
Summary number: 221676448
Report ID: 0420600

Event description

Tire explodes causing tire rim to strike employee in the hea

Investigation abstract

At 1:27 p.m. on December 23, 2024, Employee #1 was working for a tire manufacturer. Employee #1 was operating a machine that removed a tire from its rim. The tire was at a very high pressure and exploded, causing the rim to strike Employee #1 in the head, leading to his fatality.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
505

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