Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200072932 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By Tire Rim

**Accident: 200072932 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 06/30/2006**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
309517837	07/10/2006	7538	Boone Tire Center, Inc.

On June 30, 2006, Employee #1, the owner of Boone Tire Center, Inc., was handling a rubber wheelbarrow tire when it exploded. The explosion caused the tire's rim to be thrown into the air, striking the employee in the head. He was killed.

Keywords: head, automotive repair, explosion, struck by, flying object, tire rim, tire

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	309517837			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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