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Accident Summary Nr: 14382824 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN CHEST & FACE BY TIRE RIM

Accident Summary Nr: 14382824 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 12/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102566841	12/24/1986	7534	0	Jepsen Tire Company, Inc.

Abstract: ON DECEMBER 23, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK TIRE CURING RIM. THE TIRE AND RIM WERE NOT PLACED IN A RESTRAINING DEVICE, NOR WAS AN IN-LINE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE PROVIDED. THE TIRE EXPLODED, SENDING THE RIM INTO EMPLOYEE #1'S FACE AND CHEST. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, TIRE RIM, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102566841			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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