Accident Report Detail
Accident: 567834 - Employee Killed By Exploding Tire
Accident: 567834 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 08/06/1995 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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123379745 | 08/08/1995 | 5541 | S S J Corporation | ||||
At approximately 2:55 p.m. on August 6, 1995, Employee #1 was in a bay service area preparing to remove a 14 in. vehicle tire from the rim wheel while the tire was on a tire changing machine. The tire made a crackling sound and seconds later exploded. The brunt of the explosion caused a broken blood vessel and internal bleeding in Employee #1. He was transported to Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, AR, and underwent surgery. At approximately 2:00 a.m. on August 7, 1995, Employee #1 died. | |||||||
Keywords:
loss of blood, equipment failure, explosion, restraining device, inflating, struck by, tire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 123379745 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |