Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170591176 - Employee Killed When Tractor Tire Explodes
Accident: 170591176 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/15/1995 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125958256 | 06/15/1995 | 7534 | Viking Tires | ||||
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 15, 1995, Employee #1, of Viking Tire, had mounted a tractor tire on a single piece rim and was inflating it when the tire separated from the rim and exploded. Employee #1 was killed. The employer was cited for serious violations of T8CCR 3325(a) because a clip on the chuck with an inline valve and hose was not used, and T8CCR 3326(d) because a safety tire rack or cage or equivalent protection was not used. | |||||||
Keywords:
single piece rim, work rules, explosion, high pressure, restraining device, inflating, struck by, tire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 125958256 | Fatality | Other | Not specified mechanics and repairers |