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Accident Summary Nr: 119948511 - Mechanic injured when split rim assembly explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 119948511 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119948511	09/13/2000	2452	0	Bloomington Lumber Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on July 25, 2000, Employee #1, a heavy equipment mechanic, was working in the maintenance yard of the Bloomington Lumber Company. A split rim wheel assembly exploded during tire inflation and he sustained a fractured right arm and wrist. Employee #1 was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for 36 hours.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, EXPLOSION, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119948511			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Heavy equipment mechanics

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