OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733907

HEAD,SINGLE PIECE RIM,AGRICULTURE,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,ARM,FLYING OBJECT

1987-07-03T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,SINGLE PIECE RIM,AGRICULTURE,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,ARM,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 733907
Report ID: 855610

Event description

STRUCK BY WHEEL COMPONENT WHEN TIRE EXPLODED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BENT OVER A 110 X 16 TIRE MOUNTED ON A SINGLE PIECE RIM, ATTEMPT ING TO GET THE TIRE BEAD TO SEAT ON THE RIM. AS HE STRUCK THE TIRE WITH A HAMMER , THE TIRE AND TUBE BURST, PROPELLING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY 13 FEET TO THE CEILING. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE FOREHEAD AND RIGHT ARM BY EITHER THE HAMMER OR THE WHEEL A SSEMBLY. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
42

Occupation code
517

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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