Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14343131 - Employee killed when struck by exploding tire

Accident Summary Nr: 14343131 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 03/29/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106449390	03/30/1996	5541	0	Clark Bass Service Station

Abstract: Employee #1 was working alone, changing the tire on the trailer of a tractor trailer rig. The tire exploded while being pressurized. Employee #1 was struck high on the chest by tire fragments. His neck was fractured and he was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, NECK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106449390			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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