Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14371702 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY SEALING PLATE WHEN TIRE WAS OVERINFLATED

Accident Summary Nr: 14371702 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 01/31/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2486355	02/04/1985	7534	0	Bowie Tire Co

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 SELECTED A HIGH PRESSURE (193 PSI) AIR LINE INSTEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE (25 PSI) LINE TO INFLATE A 15 INCH RUBBER TIRE WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ON A WHITEWALL CUTTER MACHINE. A 15 POUND TOP SEALING PLATE FLEW OFF, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. THE MACHINE WAS A P.R.I. WHITEWALL CUTTER, EQUIPED WITH A STONE WHEEL TO REMOVE PAINT FROM THE WHITEWALL PORTION OF RE-TREAD TIRES. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2486355			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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