OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #761494

JOE YOUNG TIRE COMPANY

MOORESVILLE, NC· 1988-09-23T00:00:00

Event: CHEST, WORK RULES, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, TIRE RIM, TIRE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2969624
Employer profile: JOE YOUNG TIRE COMPANY
Summary number: 761494
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee killed when struck by overinflated tire

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:20 p.m. on September 22, 1988, Employee #1 was inflating a la rge agricultural tractor tire, 24.5 to 32 psi. He was standing in front of the t ire and rim when the tire, apparently overinflated, blew over the rim and struck him in the chest. Employee #1 was killed instantly.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
885

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
15

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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