Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170762835 - Employee killed when struck by tire/rim assembly

Accident Summary Nr: 170762835 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 10/14/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119804821	10/17/1994	1771	0	C. M. Pace, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to inflate a 16 in. tire that had been mounted on a 16 1/2 in. rim. During the inflation process, the tire broke at the bead, causing the tire to strike and kill Employee #1. Causal factors include: the tire was not mounted on a compatible wheel of matching bead diameter and width; the tire was not inflated inside a tire rack, cage, or equivalent protective device; and Employee #1 was not trained to avoid taking a position over the tire during inflation.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, TIRE RIM, UNTRAINED, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119804821			Fatality	Concussion	Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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