OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #677039

STAN'S TIRE CENTER

SPRINGFIELD, OH· 1987-06-20T08:51:00

Event: HEAD, SINGLE PIECE RIM, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, FALL, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101642841
Employer profile: STAN'S TIRE CENTER
Summary number: 677039
Report ID: 522000

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN SINGLE PIECE RIM WHEEL EXPLODED

Investigation abstract

AT 8:51 AM ON JUNE 20, 1987, EMPLOYE #1 WAS REPAIRING A TIRE ON A SINGLE PIECE R IM WHEEL. AS HE WAS SITTING ON THE TIRE HE BEGAN TO INFLATE IT TO SET THE TIRE B EAD ON THE RIM. THE AIR LINE HE WAS USING CONTAINED AIR COMPRESSED TO 150 PSI. T HE CHUCK WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A GUAGE. THE TIRE WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND WAS NOT IN A PROTECTIVE BARRIER. THE TUBE EXPLODED AND SENT THE TIRE AND RIM UPWARD , KNOCKING EMPLOYEE #1 BACKWARDS AND CAUSING HIS HEAD TO STRIKE THE CEMENT FLOOR . HE WAS NOT TRAINED TO USE A BARRIER OR A GUAGE ON THE CHUCK WHEN WORKING ON SI NGLE PIECE RIM WHEELS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
2

Occupation code
885

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
15

Task assigned
1

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