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Accident Summary Nr: 14456610 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY PIECE OF SHEET METAL BRACKET

Accident Summary Nr: 14456610 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/20/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3279213	03/21/1985	7359	0	Rent It Center Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A "MOADSON CABLE WIRE ROPE" (COME-ALONG) WITH A 1/4 INCH WIRE ROPE AND A .130 GAGE SHEET METAL BRACKET. HE WAS USING THE COME-ALONG CABLE TO PRESSURE THE BEADS ON A TIRE SO THAT THEY WOULD SEAL TO THE RIM. THE AIR LINE DID NOT HAVE A REGULATOR AND THE AIR PRESSURE WAS 110 TO 120 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH. AFTER THE TIRE BEADS SEALED, THE CABLE AROUND THE TIRE DID NOT COME FREE. THE PRESSURE WAS MORE THAN THE ASSEMBLY COULD WITHSTAND, AND IT BROKE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT LEG BY A PIECE OF THE BRACKET. HIS TIBIA WAS BROKEN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARCH 20, 1985 AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM.

Keywords: SHEET METAL, WIRE ROPE, TIBIA, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3279213			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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