Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170587265 - Employee Injured When Struck In Face By Flying Wheel Rim
Accident: 170587265 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/08/1995 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125901611 | 09/18/1995 | 1623 | R F Paulus | ||||
Employee #1, a yard maintenance man, was removing a wheel (a 7.50 by 10 tire/rim combination) from a vehicle because the tire was leaking air. For some reason, the tire flew off its rim and struck him. Employee #1 spent three days in the hospital for treatment of a fractured nose and cheekbones. | |||||||
Keywords:
wheel, fracture, maintenance, single piece rim, work rules, construction, restraining device, struck by, flying object, face
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 125901611 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |