Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201681376 - Employee killed when struck in the head by flying split rims

Accident Summary Nr: 201681376 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 06/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305759045	06/29/2003	1611	237310	Afognak Construction & Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1, an apprentice mechanic, was attempting to mount a tire and two locking rims onto the left front wheel hub of a dump truck. The split rim style commercial truck wheel blew apart and he was struck in the head by the flying rims. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, RESTRAINING DEVICE, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TIRE RIM, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305759045			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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