OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14393680

WHEEL,HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,HIGH PRESSURE,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,FACE,INATTENTION

1987-09-11T00:00:00

Event: WHEEL,HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,HIGH PRESSURE,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,FACE,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14393680
Report ID: 625700

Event description

Employee killed when struck by split rim wheel

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was servicing a split rim wheel. He removed the old tire, installed a new 900-20 tire on the rim, and inflated it to 80 psi using a tire cage. When he went to place the wheel on the dump truck axle, the locking ring was apparent ly not adequately secured in the grooves on the rim. The wheel blew apart, strik ing Employee #1 in the face and head. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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