Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144149.015 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By Piece Of Tire

Accident Summary Nr: 144149.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 02/25/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580488.015	02/26/2022		484122	Central Transport, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 25, 2022, an employee was inside the cab of a semi truc k in the company's yard, getting ready to back up to attach the trailer to his c ab. The tractor was stuck, i.e., the differential was engaged and two tires wer e not on the ground and spinning. The employee's foot was on the throttle. A t ire exploded and a piece of it (size of envelope) propelled through the back the cab, and hit the employee in the head. The employee was killed due to blunt for ce trauma.

Keywords: blowout--tire, blunt force trauma, head, struck by, tire, tractor trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580488.015	48	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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