OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221567720

SUNDERMAN FEEDLOT LLC

HADAR, NE— 2023-05-30T00:00:00

Event: Blowout--Tire, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Contusion, Corrosion, Flying Object, Head, High Pressure, Inflating, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Struck Against, Struck By, Tire, Tire Rim
NAICS: 112112
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346737208
Employer profile: SUNDERMAN FEEDLOT LLC
Summary number: 221567720
Report ID: 0728900

Event description

Employee dies of head trauma after being struck by tire rim

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on May 30, 2023, an employee and a coworker working for a cattle feed lot were attempting to pressurize an innertube for a pivot tire. The rim failed due to rim corrosion and likely over pressurization. The tire exploded while the employee was filling it causing the rim fly up and strike the employee. This caused the employee to be catapulted into the air impacting the concrete surface. The employee died due to serious blunt force injury to his head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
889

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