Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153111.015 - Employee is killed when tire explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 153111.015 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 01/11/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1643771.015	01/12/2023	5014	441320	153404 - Aiken-Black Tire Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on January 11, 2023, an employee was inflating a tractor tire on a single-piece wheel rim outside of a safety cage when it exploded. The employee was struck and thrown approximately 10 feet across the concrete floor where he landed and struck his head. The employee was flown by helicopter to a health center and died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries to his chest, neck and head on January 12, 2023.

Keywords: Blowout--Tire, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Head, Inflating, Neck, Struck By, Tire, Tire Rim

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1643771.015	18	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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