OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #764548

AIR PRESSURE,WORK RULES,WELDING,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE,PICKUP TRUCK,TIRE RIM

1988-08-22T00:00:00

Event: AIR PRESSURE,WORK RULES,WELDING,EXPLOSION,HIGH PRESSURE,PICKUP TRUCK,TIRE RIM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 764548
Report ID: 931200

Event description

Employee killed when tire explodes during rim welding

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was welding the left front tire on his personal pickup truck while o n his lunch hour. The tire was still under pressure and exploded. Employee #1 wa s killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
2

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
15

Task assigned
2

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