OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14473573
BEHR IRON & STEEL COMPANY
ROCKFORD, IL·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TIRE EXPLODES
Investigation abstract
On June 1, 1987, an exploding tire struck Employee # 1 in chest and blew him aga inst another truck located approximately six feet away. The accident happened wh en a coworker was removing a flat tire and a wheel from the left inside dual of the Mack lugger truck. The coworker was mounting the spare tire and wheel when t he multi-piece wheel rim separated and the tire exploded. Employee # 1 suffered fatal traumatic injuries to the chest, head, and leg.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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