Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14354575 - Employee killed when struck by tire and rim

Accident Summary Nr: 14354575 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/04/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108998212	09/06/1991	7534	0	Prospect Tire Company

Abstract: Employee #1 helped a customer who brought in a rim and tire that he wanted mounted. Employee #1 did not immediately contact the service manager, but started mounting the tire on the rim without checking the exact sizes. Because the rim and tire did not match, Employee #1 had difficulty mounting the tire. Up to the time when Employee #1 finally mounted the tire, he had been using the mounting machine. Now that he was ready to inflate the tire, he asked another employee to turn on the air. The tire was on the ground alongside the mounting machine. When too much air was put in the tire, a weak spot on the bottom of the tire split and exploded. The tire and rim flew upward, striking Employee #1 on the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, EXPLOSION, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TIRE RIM, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108998212			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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