Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 521526 - Employee killed when tire rim splits and explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 521526 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 03/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101226702	03/05/1990	7534	0	Patterick'S Tire Sales, Inc.

Abstract: An employee had built up a rim and tire. Employee #1, the employer, sent the worker to make out an invoice while he placed the tire back on the vehicle. While he was repositioning the tire, the rim split and exploded. Rim parts struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, SINGLE PIECE RIM, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TIRE RIM, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101226702			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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