OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14433833

HEAD,SINGLE PIECE RIM,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,INFLATING,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TIRE RIM,INATTENTION,TIRE

1988-02-28T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,SINGLE PIECE RIM,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,INFLATING,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TIRE RIM,INATTENTION,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14433833
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee killed when tire and wheel assembly explodes

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, age 18, was using a hand-held truck-type Dunlair chuck to inflate a LT (light tire) tire and wheel assembly. He had placed the tire on its sidewall on a flat concrete surface, and was seen bending over the assembly when it expl oded. Employee #1 suffered severe head injuries and was killed. Causal factors i nclude possible overinflation of the tire or a mismatch of a 16 in. tire with a 16 1/2 in. wheel.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
885

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Hazardous substance
8420

Task assigned
1

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