OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14371702
HEAD,WORK RULES,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,TIRE
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY SEALING PLATE WHEN TIRE WAS OVERINFLATED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 SELECTED A HIGH PRESSURE (193 PSI) AIR LINE INSTEAD OF A LOW PRESSUR E (25 PSI) LINE TO INFLATE A 15 INCH RUBBER TIRE WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ON A WHIT EWALL CUTTER MACHINE. A 15 POUND TOP SEALING PLATE FLEW OFF, STRIKING THE EMPLOY EE IN THE HEAD. THE MACHINE WAS A P.R.I. WHITEWALL CUTTER, EQUIPED WITH A STONE WHEEL TO REMOVE PAINT FROM THE WHITEWALL PORTION OF RE-TREAD TIRES. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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