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# OSHA: Worker asphyxiated after robot started up in un-locked-out cell at JR Wheel (2001)

Canonical ID: `b645434d-f1d5-49b5-ba21-80c6c0c7b996`

- **Occurred:** 2001-12-29
- **Kind:** `fatality`
- **Status (derived):** active

On December 29, 2001, an employee at JR Wheel Inc. was cleaning up at the end of his shift and entered a robot cell that was not locked out. When the robot machinery started up, it grabbed his neck and pinned him under a wheel rim, asphyxiating him. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 304487655.

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## Common questions

### What happened in OSHA: Worker asphyxiated after robot started up in un-locked-out cell at JR Wheel (2001)?

On December 29, 2001, an employee at JR Wheel Inc. was cleaning up at the end of his shift and entered a robot cell that was not locked out. When the robot machinery started up, it grabbed his neck and pinned him under a wheel rim, asphyxiating him. OSHA accident investigation, inspection 304487655.

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on December 29, 2001 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### Has anyone responded to OSHA: Worker asphyxiated after robot started up in un-locked-out cell at JR Wheel (2001)?

No responses to this incident are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Operators, manufacturers, or affected parties can submit responses to the editorial team; absence is not a guarantee no response was issued.

### What is the current status of OSHA: Worker asphyxiated after robot started up in un-locked-out cell at JR Wheel (2001)?

This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.


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