Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14437651 - Employee killed when struck by lock ring

Accident Summary Nr: 14437651 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 04/06/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107025801	04/07/1989	2452	0	Lodge Logs By Mcgregor, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was inflating what appeared to be an under-inflated left front tire on a Pettibone forklift. The lock ring flew off and struck him on the forehead. Employee #1 fell backward and struck the back of his head against an adjacent forklift. He was killed. The employee was not trained or provided with proper equipment to safely inflate multipiece rims.

Keywords: HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, UNTRAINED, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107025801			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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