OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #692400

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,LOCKING PINS,TORSO,EXPLOSION,RESTRAINING DEVICE,FACE,TIRE

1988-12-05T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,LOCKING PINS,TORSO,EXPLOSION,RESTRAINING DEVICE,FACE,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 692400
Report ID: 355112

Event description

Employee killed when struck by exploding truck tire

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:20 a.m. on December 5, 1988, Employee #1 was mounting a tire and rim on a company truck when the locking ring came loose and the tire explode d. Employee #1 died of extensive damage to his face and upper extremities.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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