Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
| Employer | Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd. | Report ID | 2015031051 |
| Address | 10 Sheridan Drive | City, State ZIP | TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14150 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326211 | Inspection # | 1045673 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.96000, -78.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had just adjusted a nut on the motorcycle tire-building machine he was servicing. He instructed the operator to put the machine into auto mode. When the employee's hand entered the machine, the beadset (a movable part on the machine) moved forward, and his wrist got caught in a crush point between the beadset and the drum.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2015, a worker at Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd. in TONAWANDA, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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