A stationary engineer died when the multi-piece tire and wheel he was disassembling exploded

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• Personal Author:
  Cierpich, Hank ; Harrison, Robert ; Styles, Laura
• Corporate Authors:
  California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Public Health. Occupational Health Branch
• Description:
  A stationary engineer working at an airport died when the tire and wheel he was disassembling exploded. The tire and wheel had been removed from an airport passenger boarding bridge and placed in the airport maintenance shop by the employees on the previous shift. The victim and a co-worker were removing the nuts and bolts that held the wheel together when the tire and wheel assembly exploded, striking the victim in the head and neck. The valve stem was not removed from the tube within the tire to release the air pressure. The CA/FACE investigator determined that, in order to prevent similar future incidents, employers with workers who change multi-piece tires should: 1. Implement policies and procedures as part of a safety program to ensure that tires are deflated prior to wheel disassembly. 2. Remove all pneumatic tires and replace with solid rubber tires. 3. Consider providing employees with certified training in commercial tire service (CTS), or hire companies with CTS technicians.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Aircraft Automobiles Explosions Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Airport Personnel Airports Air Pressure Equipment Maintenance Injuries Injury Prevention Motor Vehicle Parts OSHA Region 9 Pneumatic Equipment Policy Recommendations Repair Shops Safety Programs Sanitation Sanitation Engineering Training Traumatic Injuries Work Operations

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Other
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE19CA002
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059353
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2021-100119
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 19CA002, 2020 Apr ; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  California Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9927563cc5bf556b870383f448082b4f12114259b32b34fdb2e17982862d3608021ae2a470b7a15332422992aefb286f041d4e8544fcf67cb3e86cb640a9c25a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164912/cdc_164912_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 745.30 KB ]