Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14343651 - Employee killed as tire on single rim wheel explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 14343651 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/25/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18076547	09/09/1992	2411	0	Carl Pearce
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18076620	09/09/1992	2411	0	Reliford Logging Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on August 25, 1992, Employee #1 was inflating a skidder tire on a single rim wheel. The wheel was lying on the ground and Employee #1 was sitting on the tire with his feet inside the rim. The tire exploded, throwing him into the air. He died later at Columbus Medical Center.

Keywords: HEAD, SINGLE PIECE RIM, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, CONCUSSION, LOGGING, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18076547					Occupation Not Listed
2	18076620			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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