OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221376346

POMP'S TIRE SERVICE

ABBOTSFORD, WI· 2021-07-28T00:00:00

Event: Air Pressure, Blowout--Tire, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Explosion, Face, Flying Object, High Pressure, Installing, Laceration, Mechanic, Neck, Pressure Release, Puncture, Struck Against, Struck By, Tire, Tire Rim
NAICS: 811111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345448757
Employer profile: POMP'S TIRE SERVICE
Summary number: 221376346
Report ID: 0521100

Event description

Employee is killed when tires explodes during installation

Investigation abstract

At 3:10 p.m. on July 28, 2021, an employee was working on installing a new Michelin 385/65 R 22.5 (130 p.s.i.) tire on a customer supplied rim after inflating it in one of the onsite cages. The employee was transferring the tire from the cage to the rim when the tire slipped off of the rim and ruptured. The employee was struck by both the tire and the rim resulting in massive trauma to the face, neck and chest. The employee was also thrown approximately seven feet backwards causing additional blunt force trauma injuries and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
547

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