OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14337133
DALE'S CHEVRON
JACKSONVILLE, FL·
Event description
Employee killed when tire explodes
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was inflating a customer's Firestone Steeltex LT 235185R16 tire when the tire ruptured, propelling him approximately 12 feet and causing him to stri ke his head against the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed. A 6 1/2 inch spl it was observed in the sidewall of the tire after the explosion. The tire change r was a Bishman model 4400, with Chuck Knush rim hold-downs. Apparently the hold -downs failed, allowing the rim to strike Employee #1.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 2
- Occupation code
- 503
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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