Jeanie Lynne Strader, an employee of Goodyear’s Danville, Va., plant died in an accident late Monday evening. Strader was 56.
“We are deeply saddened to report that at approximately 9:45 pm Monday night, a fatality occurred in the Goodyear-Danville facility,” Goodyear said in a statement. “Our focus is on the family, friends and co-workers of the associate during this very difficult time.”
Goodyear has reported the incident to Occupational Safety and Health Administration and is cooperating in the investigation into the incident.
At this time there are no details surrounding the accident.
Strader was a resident of Chatham, Va. She worked for Goodyear for more than 15 years and was as a windup operator and roll changer, according to her obituary.