Accident Report Detail
Accident: 521526 - Employee Killed When Tire Rim Splits And Explodes
Accident: 521526 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 03/02/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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101226702 | 03/05/1990 | 7534 | Patterick'S Tire Sales, Inc. | ||||
An employee had built up a rim and tire. Employee #1, the employer, sent the worker to make out an invoice while he placed the tire back on the vehicle. While he was repositioning the tire, the rim split and exploded. Rim parts struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, single piece rim, work rules, explosion, high pressure, struck by, flying object, tire rim, tire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 101226702 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |