Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201059144 - Employee Is Injured When Tire Explodes
Accident: 201059144 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/13/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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307162883 | 10/20/2004 | 7699 | Industrial Forklift Inc | ||||
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on October 13, 2004, Employee #1, an industrial truck mechanic with Industrial Forklifts, Inc., was demounting a size 500, 8-ply pneumatic tire from an industrial truck split rim. With the tire still inflated to approximately 85-100 psi, he began removing the six nuts and bolts from the rims with a pneumatic impact wrench. Upon removing the last nut from the rim, the wheel exploded, causing the impact wrench to strike Employee #1's forehead. He then fell backwards, striking his head on the concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an unspecified fracture. | |||||||
Keywords:
wheel, forehead, mechanic, explosion, industrial truck, struck by, concussion, flying object, tire rim, tire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 307162883 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Heavy equipment mechanics |