Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200012912 - Mechanic Dies After Wheel Failure During Tire Inflation
Accident: 200012912 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 01/17/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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315205898 | 01/18/2011 | 7538 | Best Auto, Inc. | ||||
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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 315205898 | Fatality | Concussion | Specified mechanics and repairers |