Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170114193 - Employee is struck and killed by flying rim parts

Accident Summary Nr: 170114193 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 05/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101547602	05/25/1995	4231	0	Borello Trucking, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an air impact wrench to tighten lug nuts and flanges of a three piece (multipiece) rim assembly he had just mounted on a dump truck. As he tightened the lugs, the wheel assembly violently separated, causing parts of the rim assembly to strike Employee #1. The force knocked his body backward approximately 50 feet. Parts of the employee's skull were removed and his brain was completely removed from his skull. The investigation revealed that the parts of the rim assembly were mismatched. The employer did not have a wheel/rim matching chart or manufacturer's guidelines.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SKULL, RESTRAINING DEVICE, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101547602			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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