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Accident Summary Nr: 14353544 - Employee struck and killed by a flying piece of steel bar

Accident Summary Nr: 14353544 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 05/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110130218	05/25/1993	7538	0	Carney And Sons Trucking Services, Inc.

Abstract: After discovering that the semi-trailer had a flat right rear tire, Employee #1 chose to use an old air spring to jack the truck. (An air spring is a bladder device that expands in an up/down movement depending on applied air pressure. The air spring is used on the rear of some semi-trailers to give a softer ride.) Employee #1 placed two 4 by 4s on the floor, placed the air spring on the 4 by 4s, and then placed two pieces of 1 in. thick by 2 1/2 in. wide steel bar stock on top of the air spring. For a valve to fill the bladder, the employee installed a power take-off valve that had no provision to regulate the amount of air entering the bladder. When the valve was activated, 175 lb of air pressure was instantly released into the bladder, causing the bladder to expand and slam upward into the bottom area of the trailer. The steel bar stock flew out and one piece hit Employee #1 in the head. He died.

Keywords: AIR SPRING, REPAIR, STEEL, WORK RULES, HIGH PRESSURE, BLADDER, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110130218			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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