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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511026

HEAD,SINGLE PIECE RIM,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,TIRE

Event
HEAD,SINGLE PIECE RIM,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,TIRE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14511026
Report ID
625400

Event description

TIRE EXPLODED; PIECES STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HEAD, KILLING HIM

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE OF GEORGE TORRES RIVERSIDE TEXACO STATION AT 2000 EAST RIVERSIDE DRI VE, AUSTIN, TEXAS, WAS MOUNTING A RUBBER TIRE ON A RIM. THE TIRE WAS INSTALLED O N THE RIM WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. WHEN THE TIRE WAS PRESSUREIZED, HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT SEAT PROPERLY ON THE RIM. THE OWNER TRIED TO MAKE THE TIRE SEAT BY HITTING I T WITH A RUBBER HAMMER. THE TIRE WOULD NOT SEAT. THE OWNER WENT TO SERVICE ANOTH ER VEHICLE, LEAVING THE EMPLOYEE ALONE TO WORK ON THE TIRE. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE TIRE EXPLODED. PIECES OF THE TIRE AND RIM STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KI LLING HIM.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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