Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14537419 - Employee struck by air shock waves when tire bead split

Accident Summary Nr: 14537419 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/24/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111859039	11/02/1990	5531	0	Winston Tire Stores, Inc.

Abstract: At about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24, 1990, Employee #1, a tire shop worker, was inflating a passenger tire on a steel one-piece rim. He was using a Brunick Auto Flair BF36 soft touch unit, air tank NB 424 4629, with air supplied by a 135 to 150 psig compressor unit. The tire was apparently difficult to seat, and with less than 40 psi of air being applied, the tire bead split. This sent air shock waves into Employee #1's chest, and he was taken to the UC-Davis Medical Center for observation. The tire bead may have split due to a "rubber lube" deficit.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, TIRE BEAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HIGH PRESSURE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, PRESSURE RELEASE, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111859039			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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