OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #514737

HEAD,SINGLE PIECE RIM,WORK RULES,RESTRAINING DEVICE,STRUCK BY,TIRE RIM,TIRE

1990-01-17T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,SINGLE PIECE RIM,WORK RULES,RESTRAINING DEVICE,STRUCK BY,TIRE RIM,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 514737
Report ID: 625700

Event description

Employee killed when struck in head by single piece rim

Investigation abstract

At 8:20 a.m. on January 17, 1990, Employee #1 was airing a Lee tubeless 8-ply 7. 50-16 LT tire that was mounted on a single piece rim. Reconstruction of the acci dent demonstrates that the wheel assembly was lying on the concrete floor and th e employee was bending over it when the bead broke. Consequently, the tire came loose from the rim on one side and the assembly struck the employee in the head, killing him. The assembly continued its vertical trajectory until it struck the ceiling about 18 ft above, gouging a hole in the insulation and the roof. (Note : This type of pickup truck tire servicing is exempt from the standards in 1910. 177.)

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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