OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221558646

Blowout--Tire,Compressed Air,Explosion,Flying Object,Head,High Pressure,Inflating,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Malfunction,Mechanic,Struck By,Tire,Unstable Position

2023-04-25T00:00:00

Event: Blowout--Tire,Compressed Air,Explosion,Flying Object,Head,High Pressure,Inflating,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Malfunction,Mechanic,Struck By,Tire,Unstable Position
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221558646
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee dies of head injuries while inflating tire that bur

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
505

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