OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565808
FERTILIZER COMPANY OF AZ DBA FERTIZONA
CASA GRANDE, AZ·
Event description
STRUCK BY MULTI PIECE RIM PARTS WHEN RIM WHEEL EXPLODED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE REMOVING A 2 PIECE RIM WHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM A TOYOTA MOD RM. EL 3PG25 POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK. THE WHEEL WAS HELD TOGETHER BY BOLTS. THE TIR E HAD NOT BEEN DEFLATED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND, FACING THE WHEEL . THE LUG NUTS HOLDING THE WHEEL ON THE AXLE HUB HAD BEEN REMOVED, BUT THE WHEEL WAS STUCK. DUE TO A LACK OF TRAINING, THEY BEGAN REMOVING THE BOLTS THAT HELD T HE RIM WHEEL TOGETHER. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS STANDING TO THE FRONT OF THE TIRE, PULLIN G ON A WRENCH AS HE WAS REMOVING ONE OF THE LAST TWO BOLTS. THE WHEEL BLEW APART . EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD AND EMPLOYEE #2 IN THE LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE # 1 DIED FROM HEAD INJURIES AND #2 RECEIVED A CUT IN THE BICEPS AREA OF HIS LEFT A
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 17 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 2
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 2
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 2
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