Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14382824 - Employee Killed When Struck In Chest & Face By Tire Rim
Accident: 14382824 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 12/23/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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102566841 | 12/24/1986 | 7534 | Jepsen Tire Company, Inc. | ||||
ON DECEMBER 23, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK TIRE CURING RIM. THE TIRE AND RIM WERE NOT PLACED IN A RESTRAINING DEVICE, NOR WAS AN IN-LINE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE PROVIDED. THE TIRE EXPLODED, SENDING THE RIM INTO EMPLOYEE #1'S FACE AND CHEST. HE WAS KILLED. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, work rules, high pressure, struck by, flying object, face, tire rim, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 102566841 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |