OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416803

SOUTHERN TIRE MART, LLC

MOBILE, AL· 2021-12-09T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Contusion, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Flying Object, Head, Installing, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Malfunction, Rubber, Struck By, Tire, Tire Rim, Unstable Position
NAICS: 811198
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345669816
Employer profile: SOUTHERN TIRE MART, LLC
Summary number: 221416803
Report ID: 0418600

Event description

Employee incurs head trauma when struck by flying tire machi

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on December 9, 2021, an employee had been observing a tire being put on a rim using a tire press machine. The employee paused to press a lock ring in place on a solid rubber tire. The machine malfunctioned and a pin went flying escaping the unicage and struck the employee in the head. The employee incurred blunt force trauma to his head, requiring hosptialization and later died. Earlier, a coworker had suffered a fractured left wrist and lacerations to fingers operating a tire press machine.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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