Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200924256 - Employee Is Killed When Tire Explodes During Installation
Accident: 200924256 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 01/05/2006 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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309672418 | 01/05/2006 | 7534 | Bob Ewell Tire Service, Inc. | ||||
On January 5, 2006, Employee #1, working for Bob Ewer Tire Services Inc., completed the repair of a punctured Goodyear G149 RSA 11R22.5 radial tubeless tire. As he was installing the tire to the rear split rim inner section on a Freightliner truck, the tire exploded due to a zipper rupture. Employee #1 was killed as a result. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, air pressure, automotive repair, rupture, explosion, truck, struck by, mech malfunction, tire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 309672418 | Fatality | Other | Garage and service station related occupations |