OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455521

FRACTURE,HEAD,SHOULDER,EXPLOSION,INFLATING,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,ARM,HAND

1984-04-03T07:30:00

Event: FRACTURE,HEAD,SHOULDER,EXPLOSION,INFLATING,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,ARM,HAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14455521
Report ID: 854910

Event description

STRUCK BY PIECE OF EXPLODING MULTIPIECE WHEEL RIM

Investigation abstract

AT ABOUT 7:30 AM, APRIL 3, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A RING FROM A MULTIPIECE WHEEL RIM. HE HAD REMOVED A WHEEL FROM ONE TRAILER TO TR ANSFER TO ANOTHER TRAILER. HE STOPPED TO ADD SOME AIR TO THE LOW TIRE. AS HE WAS INFLATING THE TIRE THE RING BLEW OFF THE WHEEL. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A FRACTUR ED HAND, ARM, SHOULDER, AND SKULL. HE WAS BLOWN TWELVE FEET AWAY FROM THE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO RESTRAINING DEVICES OR CLIPS, OR AIR CHUCK IN THE SHOP.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
31

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
503

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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