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Inspection: 309517837 - Boone Tire Center, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

 

Inspection Nr: 309517837
Report ID: 0453720
Date Opened: 07/10/2006

Site Address:
Boone Tire Center, Inc.
1100 Blowing Rock Road
Boone, NC 28607

Mailing Address:
238 Hickory Lane, Boone, NC 28607

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7538

NAICS: 811111/General Automotive Repair

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/16/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/17/2006

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100073238

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200072932
Event: 06/30/2006
Employee Is Killed When Struck by Tire Rim

On June 30, 2006, Employee #1, the owner of Boone Tire Center, Inc., was handling a rubber wheelbarrow tire when it exploded. The explosion caused the tire's rim to be thrown into the air, striking the employee in the head. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TIRE RIM, TIRE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 309517837 Fatality Other Occupation not reported
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