OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14342786
CHEST,AIR PRESSURE,WORK RULES,HIGH PRESSURE,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,TIRE RIM
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN SPLIT RIM RING STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION A KW TYPE SPLIT RIM AND INFLATED TIRE ONT O A TRAILER HUB. AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE CAUSED THE RING TO EXPLOSIVELY UNSEAT FROM THE RIM FLANGE. THE SOLID RING STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE CHEST AREA AND KIL LED HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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