Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520186 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY TIRE RIM LOCK RING

Accident Summary Nr: 201520186 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 07/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123295479	07/22/1997	1751	0	M & J Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m., on July 17, 1997, Employee #1 added air from a gas powered air compressor to a mounted tire, that had gone flat, on a Lull Fork Truck. After the tire had been inflated, Employee #1 picked up a rock and struck the rim. The lock ring on the multi-piece rim blew off, striking Employee #1 in the chest and killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, AIR PRESSURE, ABDOMEN, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, TIRE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123295479			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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