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Accident Summary Nr: 113608.015 - Employee is struck by foam when tire explodes or ruptures an

Accident Summary Nr: 113608.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 02/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1378058.015	02/14/2019		441320	Pomps Tire Service Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 11, 2019, an employee was working for a tire shop. It was part of a chain that sold and serviced new and retreaded tires. He was filling a tire with foam rubber when the tire ruptured. He was struck by the foam. He suffered blunt force trauma and a burn on his thigh. He was hospitalized. He underwent surgery during which 300 millimeters (1 foot) of his small intestine was removed.

Keywords: Abdomen, Blunt force trauma, Burn, Explosion, Flying Object, Inflating, Rupture, Struck By, Thigh, Tire

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1378058.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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