OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491708
SERVICE CONCRETE CORPORATION
OAK RIDGE, NJ·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by exploding multipiece rim
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were in the service garage of a concrete yard mountin e rim components. g a multipiece rim wheel for a concrete truck. The tire was assembled and being inflated without the available safety restraining device. When the pressure reac hed 80 psi, Employee #1 noticed that the rim was not seated properly so he tappe d the inside of it with a sledge hammer. The wheel assembly exploded, striking E mployee #1 in the forehead. He sustained massive head injuries and died the foll owing day. An investigation revealed that the restraining device was not used, a n in-line air valve with pressure gauge or regulator was not provided, Employee #1 struck a pressurized wheel assembly, and the employees were using incompatibl
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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