Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201680709 - Employee Injured When Struck By Multi-Piect Tire Rim

Accident Summary Nr: 201680709 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 10/24/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303699078	10/25/2001	5531	0	Tire Distribution Systems Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was filling a tire with polyurethane foam. Employee #1 drilled a hole in the tire for escaping air and to prevent pressure buildup. Employee #1 then filled the tire with the foam using the air nozzle. In this process, when the liquid comes out of the hole the tire is filled, and pumping is completed. Before the tire was full the locking ring blew off and the rim flange hit Employee #1 in the lower abdominal area. The rim (weighing 220 pounds) shot out of the tire in the opposite direction and hit a wall 12 ft away and punched a hole in both sides of the wall. Employee #1 suffered bruises and abrasions and was hospitalized.

Keywords: WHEEL, ABDOMEN, ABRASION, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303699078			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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