Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144299.015 - Employee injures eye while filling wheelbarrow tire with air

Accident Summary Nr: 144299.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 11/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571287.015	01/04/2022		441320	Capital Car Care, Llc

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on November 20, 2021, an employee was allegedly inflating a wheelbarrow tire using an air nozzle not designed for wheelbarrow tires. The tire blew up, and a part of it struck the employee in the eye. The employee lost his eye and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Eye, Eye protection, Flying Object, Inflating, Struck By, Tire, Wheel Exploded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571287.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanics

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