Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14437941 - Employees injured in tire explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14437941 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 04/27/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107234882	04/27/1993	5531	0	Les Schwab Tire Centers Of Boise, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on April 22, 1993, Employees #1 and #2 were mounting tractor tires. Employee #1 had just reached inside the wheel to release the air chuck when the tube burst. Employee #1 was hit by the tire, rim, and air blast. He was knocked to the ground 15 feet away, hitting his head on the concrete. Employee #1 received a concussion and temporary partial paralysis. Employee #2 was knocked backward by the air blast, was treated for debris in the eyes and tinnitus, and released. Employee #1 was still hospitalized at the time of the inspection.

Keywords: EYE, HEAD, PARALYSIS, EXPLOSION, RESTRAINING DEVICE, MULTIPIECE RIM WHEEL, CONCUSSION, TIRE RIM, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107234882			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Sales occupations, other business services
2	107234882			Non Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Sales occupations, other business services

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