Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95603.015 - Three employees sustain facial injuries when struck by a mul

Accident Summary Nr: 95603.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1232628.015	05/15/2017		561210	Taylor County Secondary Roads Department

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on May 11, 2017, three employees were mounting a new grader tire on a multi-piece rim wheel. The tire was laying flat on the shop floor. Employee #1 was putting air in the tire while employees #2 and #3 placed sealing compound on the tire bead. The tire had just been seated on the multi-piece wheel rim. The wheel was lying horizontally on a wood block on the shop floor outside of a restraining device. The lock ring piece of the rim wheel assembly came apart and struck the faces of Employees #1, #2, and #3.

Keywords: Face, Multipiece Rim Wheel, Pressure Release, Restraining Device, Struck By, Tire

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation
1	1232628.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury	Equipment Operator: Heavy
2	1232628.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury	Heavy equipment mechanics
3	1232628.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury	Heavy equipment mechanics

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