OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539928

DON WARDS O.K. TIRE COMPANY

LEWISTOWN, MT· 1986-12-22T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, HIGH PRESSURE, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #100847771
Employer profile: DON WARDS O.K. TIRE COMPANY
Summary number: 14539928
Report ID: 830100

Event description

Employee injured when split-rim wheel separates

Investigation abstract

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 18, 1986, Employee #1 was putting air in a tire when the split-rim wheel separated and struck him in the face and left a rm. He was not using a tire restraining device at the time of the accident.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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