Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131186.015 - Employee is killed when tire over-inflates and explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 131186.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 11/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1503023.015	11/18/2020		237310	Atlas Paving Company

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 17, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a road paving company, was adding air to the right rear tire of a front end loader. The air gauge or other tool used to measure air pressure failed to indicate when the optimum tire pressure had been achieved. The tire over-inflated and exploded, striking the employee. Employee #1 sustained blunt force traumatic injuries to multiple internal organs and was killed.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Blowout--Tire, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Construction vehicle, Explosion, Front End Loader, Inflating, Road Paving, Rupture

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1503023.015	63	M	Fatality		Motor transportation occuputions n.e.c.

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