Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14416325 - Employee killed when struck by exploding tire

Accident Summary Nr: 14416325 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106588940	03/12/1996	7538	0	Boyer Tire Co.

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on March 8, 1996, Employee #1 was inflating a tractor tire without any restraining device. After he had disassembled and reassembled the tire, he laid it on the shop floor. Employee #1 was leaning over the tire when it exploded due to overpressurization. He was blown into the air and landed on an adjacent wheel balancing machine. Employee #1's neck was broken and he was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, NECK, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106588940			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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