Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200003101 - Employee Dies after Wheel Assembly Fails During Inflation

Accident Summary Nr: 200003101 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315536201	05/17/2011	7549	811198	Stutesmun Auto Salvage

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on May 16, 2011, Employee #1 was inflating the front tire of a multi-piece wheel (split rim) that was mounted on a large forklift at an auto salvage yard. When the wheel assembly failed, shrapnel struck his head. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: WHEEL, HEAD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315536201			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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