Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170246896 - Employee injured when truck tire ruptures

Accident Summary Nr: 170246896 -- Report ID: 1055300 -- Event Date: 03/21/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111593885	03/21/1990	5531	0	Puget Sound Tire

Abstract: Employee #1 was dispatched to repair a soft tire that was on the outside of a set of dual tires on a truck. He removed the tire, cleaned the valve stem, and then began to inflate the tire as it was lying on the ground. He was checking for leaks when the tire ruptured. Employee #1 suffered a concussion, contusions on the left side of his jaw, and bruises on his left leg. The back of the tire had an 18 in. long split approximately three-quarters of the distance from the rim to the tread.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, HEAD, WORK RULES, RUPTURE, INFLATING, CONCUSSION, PRESSURE RELEASE, CONTUSION, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111593885			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Motor transportation occuputions n.e.c.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.