Inspection Detail
Inspection: 106825094 - E & M Equipment Rental, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office
Site Address:
E & M Equipment Rental, Inc.
248-20 Brookville Blvd.
Rosedale, NY 11422
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:7513
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/21/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/18/1991
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360381040 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
Current Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100177 C01 II | 08/31/1988 | 09/28/1988 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 09/22/1988 | J - ALJ Decision | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100177 D04 | 08/31/1988 | 09/03/1988 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 09/22/1988 | J - ALJ Decision | |
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100177 D05 | 08/31/1988 | 09/28/1988 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 09/22/1988 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was inflating a multipiece wheel rim truck tire. The employee placed the tire on its side on the floor of the garage instead of using the pipe rack restraining device, which was standing on the floor approximately 20 ft away. Apparently, because the wheel was not properly assembled, the tire exploded in the employee's face. Employee #1 was struck in the face, throat, and head by pieces of the rim, causing fractures of the skull and facial bones as well as aspiration of the blood. Employee #1 died approximately 1 1/2 hours later in the hospital. The air line was not equipped with a clip-on chuck or an air gauge.
Keywords: WORK RULES, RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, AIR LINE, FACE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 106825094 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |