Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448833 - Employee Injures Forearm When Caught Between Rim and Flange

Accident Summary Nr: 202448833 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/27/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310602297	03/25/2008	7549	811198	Pete'S Road Service Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 27, 2008, Employee #1, a tire technician, was repairing an off-the-road (OTR) left rear flat tire (OTANI-tire 26.5-25, type L-3) on a 966F-Caterpillar loader. The employee broke the tire bead at the front flange of the tire using a boom tip. Then, he put a hook to stretch the tire by using a boom hook from the service truck without first breaking the back bead of the tire in accordance with the company procedure. He was checking and removing the debris and the sealer with his right arm through the gap between the tire rim and the flange. At the time, the jack under the loader slipped suddenly, and his right arm got caught between the rim and the flange. Employee #1 sustained serious, unspecified injuries to his forearm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: REPAIR, FOREARM, TIRE RIM, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310602297			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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