Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123831174 - Grand Auto

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Reno 0953210

Inspection Nr: 123831174

Report ID: 0953210

Date Opened: 04/26/1993

Site Address:
Grand Auto
1501 S. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89509

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5531

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/26/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/26/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361024755

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100022 D01	05/26/1993	04/27/1993	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19100305 B01	05/26/1993	04/27/1993	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 969485

Event: 04/24/1993

Employee struck in face by overinflated tire

Employee #1 received two tires and two rims from a customer. The customer wanted the tires mounted on the rims. The employee did not check to see if the tires and the rims were the same size. In fact, the rim size was 16.5 in. by 600 and the tire size was 16 in. The employee also did not use the tire machine's hold down cone that attached the rim to the machine as a restraint. He used the air line directly off the compressor to inflate the tire instead of using the air hose on the tire machine that is equipped with a pressure regulator. The pressure regulator limits the amount of air that can be put into a tire. There was no pressure regulator on the compressor air line, so Employee #1 overinflated the tire. The sidewall of the tire blew out. The rim and tire came off the tire machine, struck Employee #1 in the face and upper body, and then blew a hole in the ceiling. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BLOWOUT--TIRE, WORK RULES, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, FACE, TIRE RIM, INATTENTION, TIRE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123831174			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Garage and service station related occupations

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