Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221525421

ABA AUTOMOTIVE, LLC

Event
Blowout--Tire, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fracture, Hand, Inflating, Projectile, Struck By, Tire, Tire Rim
NAICS
811111
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346415235
Employer profile
ABA AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
Summary number
221525421
Report ID
0626700

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)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    505
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    505

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