Accident Report Detail
Accident: 927517 - Employee Is Struck And Killed By Ring From Tire Assembly
Accident: 927517 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/08/1991 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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110118015 | 05/13/1991 | 5093 | Ray Price Recycling & Car Crushing, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 was inflating a spare tire, a Monarch 1000 x 22 tire mounted on a rim, and had placed the tire against the rear wheel of the truck. A ring from the multipiece rim assembly struck him across the bridge of his nose and cut into the hinge of his jaw. Employee #1 died, suffering deep trauma to the face. The employee did not use protection when inflating the multipiece rim and tire. | |||||||
Keywords:
ppe, work rules, nose, restraining device, inflating, multipiece rim wheel, struck by, flying object, tire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 110118015 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |