Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570512 - Employee died when struck on head by tire

Accident Summary Nr: 201570512 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302768098	08/30/1999	1629	0	Ames Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 30, 1999, an employee was fatally injured while removing a Firestone Super Deep Tread Loader Dozer tire from a 992C wheel loader manufactured by Caterpillar, Inc. Three employees were removing the tire with a forklift. The weight of the tire was approximately 13,000 lbs. One employee was on the forklift, one employee was on the Caterpillar, and Employee #1 was removing the bolts from the tire. The forklift was positioned under the tire. Employee #1 removed the last bolt and the tire popped off the axle and struck him in the head because he was positioned between the vertical uprights of the forklift and the tire. The employees also did not seem to have the tire off the trailer and that is what gave the tire leverage to suddenly fall off the axle. Employee #1 died of head trauma.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, VEHICLE, LOADER, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302768098			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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