OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #968537

FRACTURE,SINGLE PIECE RIM,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,SKULL,HIGH PRESSURE,RESTRAINING DEVICE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TIRE

1989-02-23T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,SINGLE PIECE RIM,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,SKULL,HIGH PRESSURE,RESTRAINING DEVICE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TIRE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 968537
Report ID: 953220

Event description

Employee killed when struck by single piece rim

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was mounting a tire on a backhoe. He was bending down in a position that aligned with the tire's trajectory when the tire and single piece rim separ ated. The tire struck the side of the vehicle. The rim was projected with extrem e force due to the internal air pressure and struck Employee #1 in the head. He sustained a fractured skull and was transported to UMC, Las Vegas, Nevada. He wa s hospitalized from February 23, 1989 to March 2, 1989, when he was pronounced d ead.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
503

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
2

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