Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14433833 - Employee killed when tire and wheel assembly explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 14433833 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 02/28/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105910608	02/29/1988	5541	0	King Service Station

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, was using a hand-held truck-type Dunlair chuck to inflate a LT (light tire) tire and wheel assembly. He had placed the tire on its sidewall on a flat concrete surface, and was seen bending over the assembly when it exploded. Employee #1 suffered severe head injuries and was killed. Causal factors include possible overinflation of the tire or a mismatch of a 16 in. tire with a 16 1/2 in. wheel.

Keywords: HEAD, SINGLE PIECE RIM, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TIRE RIM, INATTENTION, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105910608			Fatality	Other	Garage and service station related occupations

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