OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601856
JOHN G. GRUBBS INC.
BROOKSVILLE, FL·
Event description
One employee killed, another injured by exploding tire
Investigation abstract
Employee #2 had installed the left front tire on a Caterpillar front end loader and then put away most of his tools. He bent down by the tire to pick up an air hose and when he stood up the tire exploded. Employee #1, who was walking around the front end of the loader, was hit in the face by a section of tire tread and killed. Employee #2 was struck in the face and eyes by debris and was hospitali zed. The tire had a sectional repair at the point at which the explosion occurre d.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 55 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- HEAD (13)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- MATERIALS HANDLG EQ. (27)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- OTHER (14)
- Environmental factor
- FLYING OBJECT ACTION (5)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 52 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- FACE (9)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- MATERIALS HANDLG EQ. (27)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- OTHER (14)
- Environmental factor
- FLYING OBJECT ACTION (5)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.