Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 148956.015 - Employee Is Killed When Struck In Head By Truck Wheel
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1615778.015 | 08/18/2022 | 441320 | Duncan Tire Co., Inc. |
Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 17, 2022, an employee was reseating and reinflating a tru ck tire while working at a tire distributor. When the employee attempted to sea t the tire on a single piece truck wheel, the tire would not seat properly. Whil e the employee was using a small sledgehammer to bang on the wheel to seat the t ire properly around the wheel, the wheel suddenly was ejected from the tire and struck the employee in the head. The employee was killed by blunt force trauma i njuries to the head.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury |
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1 | 1615778.015 | 32 | M | Fatality |