OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221490337

ALASKA EARTH SCIENCES INC

NOME, AK— 2022-08-11T00:00:00

Event: Air Pressure, Automobile, Blowout--Tire, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Face, Flying Object, Head, High Pressure, Metal container, Oil Well Drilling, Pressure, Struck Against, Struck By, Tire
NAICS: 541715
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346149917
Employer profile: ALASKA EARTH SCIENCES INC
Summary number: 221490337
Report ID: 1050210

Event description

Employee Is Killed By Blunt Force Injuries From Tire Blowout

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on August 11, 2022, an employee was inflating a tire at an oil well drilling site when the tire experienced a sudden sidewall blowout. The employee was struck in the face and front of his body by the force of the blowout and thrown into a metal Conex shipping container box. The employee was killed by head and blunt force injuries sustained during the blowout.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
1

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