Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78134.015 - Employee Is Struck By Flying Truck Tire And Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 78134.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/15/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1078348.015	07/16/2015		441320	Bk Tires, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:15 p.m. on July 15, 2015, Employee #1 was inflating a truck tire. The air pressure released and caused the tire to go airborne. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the truck tire projectile, and was killed from a massive head trauma.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Air Pressure, Blowout--Tire, Flying Object, Head, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1078348.015	21	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanic apprentices

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