OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14560098

CITY TIRE CO INC

SPRINGFIELD, MA— 1985-04-18T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, RESTRAINING DEVICE, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Complaint
Activity number: #949008
Employer profile: CITY TIRE CO INC
Summary number: 14560098
Report ID: 112600

Event description

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN MULTIPIECE WHEEL RIM EXPLODED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO INFLATE A CRANE TIRE, MOUNTED ON A MULTIPIECE RIM, WITH OUT PLACING THE RIM IN A RESTRAINING DEVICE. THE RIM EXPLODED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS S TRUCK BY FLYING PARTS OF THE RIM AND SUFFERED VARIOUS INJURIES. INCLUDING A PROB ABLE AMPUTATED RIGHT FOREARM.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
17

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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