Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202260568 - Employee killed by an exploding backhoe tire

Accident Summary Nr: 202260568 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 09/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301704896	09/06/2001	1521	0	Degetau Construction Corp.

Abstract: On September 5, 2001, Employee #1 was inflating a single rim wheel tire from a backhoe machine. The wheel was removed from the machine and placed in resting dirt. While inflating the tire the inside tube exploded hitting Employee #1 and killing him.

Keywords: EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, TIRE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301704896			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	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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