OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802421

CHEST,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,RESTRAINING DEVICE,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TIRE RIM,TIRE

1987-10-15T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,RESTRAINING DEVICE,MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TIRE RIM,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 802421
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee killed when split rim retainer fails

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had removed the outside tire on a tandem trailer and was removing th e inside tire (size 1000 by 20) when the split rim retainer (double locked ring #5392) failed. The rim struck him in the chest, knocking him 17 ft. When he was found, the employee was unconscious and apparently dead; he was taken to the hos pital, where he was pronounced dead.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
514

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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