OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221525421
ABA AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
KATY, TX—
Event description
One employee is killed, another fractures hand when struck b
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on December 30, 2022, Employee #1 was putting air into the tire of a military truck that was mounted on a multi-piece rim. When the tire pressure got to 85 psi, the top part of the multi-piece rim flew off and struck Employee #1 and Employee #2 who was walking by at the time. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene due to blunt force trauma. Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat three broken bones on both hands.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 505
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#2 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 505
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