Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200740140 - Employee killed when tire explodes during inflation

Accident Summary Nr: 200740140 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 12/13/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300524808	12/16/1996	4213	0	National Freight Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a mechanic working in the maintenance department for an over-the-road trucking corporation. At the time of the accident, he was mounting truck tires on single piece rims. A truck tire was being inflated to 100 psi. It was on the rim stand, approximately 10 in. from the concrete floor, when the side wall of the tire exploded. Employee #1 was struck on the side of the head by the tire and suffered a concussion. He was killed. Employee #1 had not used the proper equipment, such as a restraining device or a clip-on chuck with inline gauge, and had not followed proper procedures for inflating.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, HEAD, SINGLE PIECE RIM, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300524808			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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