Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200230217 - Employee killed when struck in chest by lock ring

Accident Summary Nr: 200230217 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 08/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300205374	08/26/1997	2421	0	Crown Pacific

Abstract: Employee #1 was unloading a multi-piece wheel from the company pickup truck. He bounced the inflated tire on the ground after sliding it off the truck, and the wheel came apart. The lock ring flew through the air and struck Employee #1 in the chest. He was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, AIR PRESSURE, HIGH PRESSURE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PICKUP TRUCK, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300205374			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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