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Accident Summary Nr: 167644.015 - Tire explodes causing tire rim to strike employee in the hea

Accident Summary Nr: 167644.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/23/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1757011.015	06/23/2024		811111	Bridgestone Retail Operations, Llc

Abstract: At 1:27 p.m. on December 23, 2024, Employee #1 was working for a tire manufacturer. Employee #1 was operating a machine that removed a tire from its rim. The tire was at a very high pressure and exploded, causing the rim to strike Employee #1 in the head, leading to his fatality.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain Bleed, Exploded, Explosion, Head, High Pressure, Manufacturing, Removal, Struck By, Tire, Tire Rim, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1757011.015	53	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanics

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