OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14292379

HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,PRESSURE RELEASE,TIRE

1988-08-27T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,PRESSURE RELEASE,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14292379
Report ID: 355110

Event description

Thirteen-year-old killed in tire explosion

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:45 a.m. on September 27, 1988, Employee #1, age 13, was insp ecting damages caused when the right rear outside tire on a 777B Caterpillar off -highway truck had blown out. Employee #1 had approached the left side of the tr uck to look at the damage and was within 3 ft of the left inside tire when it bl ew out. Employee #1 was struck in the head and pronounced dead upon arrival at S t. Mary's Hospital.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 13 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
2

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