Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170034243 - Employee struck in the head and killed by tire assembly

Accident Summary Nr: 170034243 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 07/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123213811	07/22/1993	5541	0	S And S Shell Newington

Abstract: Employee #1, age 17, was instructed to help a customer who had requested help inflating a tire. The customer had mounted a LT 235/85 R16 tire on a 16 1/2 inch rim and could not inflate the tire assembly on the outside pump. A witness saw Employee #1, who was not trained in how to mount/inflate tires, attempting to inflate the tire assembly. The assembly ruptured, striking Employee #1 on the head. He died 5 days later at a local hospital.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, RUPTURE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, TIRE RIM, UNTRAINED, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123213811			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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