Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200012912 - Mechanic Dies after Wheel Failure During Tire Inflation

Accident Summary Nr: 200012912 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 01/17/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315205898	01/18/2011	7538	811111	Best Auto, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on January 17, 2011, Employee #1 was inflating a Modin Nylon Tube Type N500 tire on a 24 in. multi-piece wheel rim when the wheel failed. He was thrown to the floor and sustained severe head trauma. Employee #1 was pronounced dead later that day. When the failure occurred, Employee #1 was using a tire inflation tool that was approximately 22 in. long. Both the tire and multi-piece rim were mounted on a 1975 Chevrolet C60 Dump Truck.

Keywords: WHEEL, HEAD, REPAIR, MECHANIC, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INFLATING, CONCUSSION, TIRE RIM, PRESSURE RELEASE, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315205898			Fatality	Concussion	Specified mechanics and repairers

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