OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535041

AMERICAN RIM & BRAKE INC

SOUX FALLS, SD— 1985-02-06T00:00:00

Event: AIR PRESSURE, HEAD, AIR SPRING, STRUCK BY, TRAILER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1516491
Employer profile: AMERICAN RIM & BRAKE INC
Summary number: 14535041
Report ID: 830300

Event description

STRUCK BY EXPANDING AIR SPRING

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE AIR BAGS (SPRINGS). HE HAD REMOVED THE LOWE R MOUNTING BOLTS, BUT HAD NEGLECTED TO RELIEVE THE AIR PRESSURE. THE AIR SPRING EXPANDED DOWNWARD, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. HE WAS FATALLY INJURED. TH E EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A LOADED FLAT-BED TRAILER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
15

Task assigned
1

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