Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201073293 - Employee Is Injured When Truck Tire Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201073293 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310819388	12/03/2008	1799	238990	Superior Creations Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on October 10, 2008, the employer's truck picked up a load of dirt for delivery to a neighbor's house. Employee #1 was directing the truck to back up for unloading, and he was standing on the ground near the unloading spot. The passenger side rear tire on the truch made contact with the corner of a concrete block wall near the unloading area at the neighbors house. The tire exploded, sending sand and small gravel up in the air and into the face of Employee #1, injuring him on the face and the eyes. Employee #1 was immediately taken to the Sharp Memorial Hospital for treatment. Employee #1 was treated and released after four hours.

Keywords: EYE, SAND, EXPLOSION, DUMP TRUCK, FACE, BACKING UP, TIRE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310819388			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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