OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278683

HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,HIGH PRESSURE,RESTRAINING DEVICE,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TIRE RIM,TIRE

1987-09-17T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,HIGH PRESSURE,RESTRAINING DEVICE,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TIRE RIM,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14278683
Report ID: 112000

Event description

Employee killed when struck by flying tire rings

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was inflating a tire that was equipped with a split locking ring. Th e tire was not contained within a restraining device, and equipment protection w as not being used. Employee #1 was within the predictable trajectory of the tire ring when the rings unseated under pressure and struck his head, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
2

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