Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156772.015 - Employee dies of head trauma after being struck by tire rim

Accident Summary Nr: 156772.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 05/30/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1673720.015	05/31/2023		112112	Sunderman Feedlot Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on May 30, 2023, an employee and a coworker working for a cattle feed lot were attempting to pressurize an innertube for a pivot tire. The rim failed due to rim corrosion and likely over pressurization. The tire exploded while the employee was filling it causing the rim fly up and strike the employee. This caused the employee to be catapulted into the air impacting the concrete surface. The employee died due to serious blunt force injury to his head.

Keywords: Blowout--Tire, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Contusion, Corrosion, Flying Object, Head, High Pressure, Inflating, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Struck Against, Struck By, Tire, Tire Rim

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1673720.015	38	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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