OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485072
DUMBLETON AUTO PARTS
PAVILION, NY·
Event description
Employee killed when tire rim splits and explodes
Investigation abstract
The owner of a company received a flat Bridgestone radial V-steel 747 18R22.5 ma nure spreader tire for repair. After straightening the wheel, he gave it to Empl oyee #1, his son, to inflate. Employee #1 placed the tire on the floor and infla ted it with a non-clip-on truck chuck. While he was sitting atop the tire, using a separate gauge to check the air pressure, there was an explosion that sent hi m, the single piece rim, and the tubeless tire through the ceiling. They broke a wooden roof truss, hit the roof, and then fell to the floor. Employee #1 suffer ed head, chest, and leg injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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