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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14538839

BUS,HEAD,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,TIRE

Event
BUS,HEAD,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,TIRE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14538839
Report ID
452110

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY EXPLODING MULTI PIECE RIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A PART TIME WORKER DOING ODD JOBS, AGREED TO HELP MOUNT TIRES ON A BUS. THE TIRES HAD BEEN FLAT BUT WERE REPAIRED BY THE OWNER OF THE GARAGE. EMPLO YEE #1 AND THE GARAGE OWNER PLACED THE WHEELS ON THE BUS AND WERE SCREWING ON TH E LUG NUTS. THE OWNER TURNED TO GET A LUG WRENCH TO COMPLETE THE TIGHTENING OF L UG NUTS. THE MULTI-PIECED WHEEL EXPLODED, WITH PIECES STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN TH E HEAD AND THE GARAGE OWNER IN THE SIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 53 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    2

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