Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171135502 - Construction tire falls on employee fatally injuring him

Accident Summary Nr: 171135502 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 01/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305954448	10/24/2002	5211	444190	Summit Stone Inc

Abstract: On January 4, 2002, an employee was working and installing new wheel seals on the right rear wheel of a Caterpillar 631D Road Scraper. The rear tire was positioned upright on the forks of a forklift. The tire fell on the employee, striking him on the back, and pushed him into the wheel hub of the scraper. The employee sustained internal injuries and a broken leg. He spent time in several hospitals, and he later died of his injuries on August 21, 2002, in Deaconess Hospital.

Keywords: WHEEL, FRACTURE, TIRE BEAD, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, TIRE RIM, LEG, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305954448			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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