Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200962033 - Employee killed when tire overturns during loading

Accident Summary Nr: 200962033 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302016043	04/16/1998	4226	0	Michelin North America, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was loading tires onto a tractor trailer for shipment. Several tires, size 2700R49, were on the dock, staged for loading. The 27 in. wide by 106 in. tall tires were standing upright on their treads. Employee #1 was moving one tire when an approximately 2,813 lb tire behind it fell over, knocking him down on the trailer. He landed on his head and back, and was killed. The large tires at this warehouse were routinely stored upright, creating unsafe working conditions. Other contributing factors were the placement of a forklift behind the tire that fell over, which prevented the tire from falling in the other direction, and the unstable nature of the tire, given its dimensions and weight.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, UNSECURED, STRUCK BY, LOADING DOCK, OVERTURN, TIRE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302016043			Fatality	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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