OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14538839

JAMES HOLTS GARAGE

EUBANK, KY· 1987-10-12T00:00:00

Event: BUS, HEAD, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, TIRE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2765667
Employer profile: JAMES HOLTS GARAGE
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 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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