Ohio Airport Worker Killed After Jetway Tire Explodes
Man Was Repairing Tire
TOLEDO, Ohio -- A worker at Toledo Express Airport died after a jetway tire he was repairing exploded.
The man had removed the tire from a jetway and had taken it to a maintenance building early Monday.
The Lucas County Coroner's Office said it appears he was standing on the tire, trying to remove the tire from the rim when it exploded. Deputy Coroner Diane Barnett said the force of the explosion knocked the man backward. The rim struck him in the neck, then continued upward, hitting a garage door that was 20 feet overhead.
No one else was hurt.
The state Commerce Department is investigating the accident. A spokesman said it will probably be at least a week before a report is available.
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