Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14369300 - Employee killed when struck in head by exploding tire

Accident Summary Nr: 14369300 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 04/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105928659	04/10/1990	5541	0	Waynesburg Union 76

Abstract: Employee #1 was arc welding a metal rim leak and was on the second weld when the fully inflated mounted tire, containing compressed air, exploded from the heat generated by the welding process. The force of the explosion caused the tire to separate from the rim and strike Employee #1 in the head and face. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures and related trauma to his head and died. The arc welder was a Marquette Mig welder, model #12-185; the tire was a new Kelly Safari AWR, 33 x 12.50 R.16.5 LT; the rim was a single piece, 8 lug rim. See attached photos in file. Note: LT tires are excluded from truck tire cage use per 1910.177(a)(1).

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COMPRESSED AIR, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FACE, TIRE RIM, ARC WELDING, HIGH TEMPERATURE, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105928659			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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