OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14428577
BETHUNE GRAIN CO.
BETHUNE, CO·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by tire rim
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was alone changing 11R24.5 rim wheels on a grain trailer. When he at tempted to weld on a pressurized rim wheel, the heat caused pressure to build up in the tire. The rim wheel separated from the tire and hit the employee in the chest and abdomen. Employee #1 died of blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
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