OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14449912

FRACTURE,EXPLOSION,SKULL,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,UNGUARDED,TIRE

1987-05-19T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,EXPLOSION,SKULL,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,UNGUARDED,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14449912
Report ID: 552700

Event description

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY TIRE AND RIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A BISHMAN 2100 TIRE MACHINE TO MOUNT A TIRE (FIRESTONE LT 215/85R16) ONTO A DUAL RIM. AS THE TIRE WAS SEATING THE UNDERNEATH SIDEWALL RUPT URED. THE TIRE AND RIM ROCKETED OFF THE MACHINE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HE AD, FRACTURING HIS SKULL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE MACHINE AT TH E TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A THREE-POINT HOLD DOWN, CONSISTING OF THREE GNARLED WHE ELS WHICH PLACE PRESSURE AGAINST THE RIM WALL, WAS UNABLE TO RETAIN THE TIRE AND RIM WHEN THE RUPTURE OCCURRED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
505

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
2

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