Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170093868 - Employee Killed In Explosion Of Multi-Piece Rim
Accident: 170093868 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 01/13/1994 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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108919754 | 01/18/1994 | 1522 | Dennis Company | ||||
After using a forklift to unload some equipment from a truck, Employee #1 noticed that his right front tire was flat. He drove 25 to 30 ft to another area where he began to service the tire from a portable air compressor. The inner tube exploded. This was a split rim wheel assembly with a locking ring. Driving on a flat tire had displaced the components and the locking ring was not properly seated. The force of the explosion propelled the locking ring into Employee #1's left temple. He died almost instantly. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, work rules, construction, explosion, industrial truck, restraining device, inflating, multipiece rim wheel, struck by, tire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 108919754 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |