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Accident Summary Nr: 155864.015 - Employee dies of head injuries while inflating tire that bur

Accident Summary Nr: 155864.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 04/25/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1665803.015	04/26/2023		423930	C & E Enterprises Of Marquette Inc Dba Superior Auto Of Negaunee

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on April 25, 2023, an employee working as a mechanic and a coworker were working for a recycling company mounting a tire onto a wheel using a TMG Tire Changing Machine. The employee placed the tire-wheel assembly on the ground and inflated it with an air compressor set to 150 psi. The sidewall of the tire burst striking the employee in the head and then continuing to the ceiling 16-feet above the machine. The employee died from head injuries.

Keywords: Blowout--Tire, Compressed Air, Explosion, Flying Object, Head, High Pressure, Inflating, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Malfunction, Mechanic, Struck By, Tire, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1665803.015	57	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanics

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