Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14215610 - Struck By Lock Ring From Exploding Multipiece Tire Rim
Accident: 14215610 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/28/1985 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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15342645 | 03/05/1985 | 7534 | Tires Inc. (Mauldin) | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MOUNTING A MULTIPIECE RIM ON A HEAVY DUTY TIRE FROM A DUKE POWER TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A CAGE FOR PROTECTION WHILE WORKING ON THE TIRE. HE FINISHED MOUNTING THE TIRE AND REMOVED IT FROM THE CAGE. THE TIRE EXPLODED, THROWING THE SPLIT RIM AT EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS STRUCK IN THE NECK BY THE LOCK RING AND KILLED. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE TIRE CONTAINED A PRESSURE OF 90 PSI AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION. | |||||||
Keywords:
explosion, high pressure, multipiece rim wheel, neck, struck by, tire rim, tire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 15342645 | Fatality | Puncture | Supervisors, mechanics and repairers |