Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137634.015 - Employee is killed when tires explodes during installation

Accident Summary Nr: 137634.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 07/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1544875.015	07/29/2021		811111	Pomp'S Tire Service

Abstract: At 3:10 p.m. on July 28, 2021, an employee was working on installing a new Michelin 385/65 R 22.5 (130 p.s.i.) tire on a customer supplied rim after inflating it in one of the onsite cages. The employee was transferring the tire from the cage to the rim when the tire slipped off of the rim and ruptured. The employee was struck by both the tire and the rim resulting in massive trauma to the face, neck and chest. The employee was also thrown approximately seven feet backwards causing additional blunt force trauma injuries and killing him.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Blowout--Tire, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Explosion, Face, Flying Object, High Pressure, Installing, Laceration, Mechanic, Neck, Pressure Release, Puncture, Struck Against, Struck By, Tire, Tire Rim

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1544875.015	28	M	Fatality		Specified mechanics and repairers

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