Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201087475 - Employee Is Killed When Tire Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201087475 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125654301	04/20/2006	1794	238910	Wood Brothers Inc

Abstract: On April 20, 2006, Employee #1 was using an acetylene cutting torch in an attempt to repair the rear brake system on a Caterpillar road scraper, in the Bern Landfill heavy equipment maintenance area. The process did not work so his coworker told Employee #1 to leave it alone, and they would work on it the next day. Employee #1 was picking up his tools when the tire exploded. He was killed when the explosion flung him against the push bar of the scraper with enough force to cut his body in half at his waist.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ACETYLENE TORCH, ACETYLENE, STRUCK AGAINST, EXPLOSION, OVERHEATED, TIRE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125654301			Fatality	Amputation	Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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