Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170093868 - Employee killed in explosion of multi-piece rim

Accident Summary Nr: 170093868 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 01/13/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108919754	01/18/1994	1522	0	Dennis Company

Abstract: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108919754			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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