OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14437651

HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,RESTRAINING DEVICE,INFLATING,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,UNTRAINED,TIRE

1989-04-06T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,RESTRAINING DEVICE,INFLATING,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,UNTRAINED,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14437651
Report ID: 1032500

Event description

Employee killed when struck by lock ring

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was inflating what appeared to be an under-inflated left front tire on a Pettibone forklift. The lock ring flew off and struck him on the forehead. Employee #1 fell backward and struck the back of his head against an adjacent fo rklift. He was killed. The employee was not trained or provided with proper equi pment to safely inflate multipiece rims.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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