Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170183453 - Employee injured in tire explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170183453 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/18/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119835346	11/23/1992	5541	0	David'S Shell Station

Abstract: Employee #1, of David's Shell Station, was inflating a truck tire on a non-split type rim. A Coats 40-40A machine was being used and the tire was being inflated with a direct line hook-up at the machine. Employee #1 first checked the tire pressure with a hand-held gauge that showed 90 psi. The tire was then deflated because it was not seated. The second inflation resulted in a tire explosion, causing a compound fracture to Employee #1's left wrist and trauma to his head that rendered him unconscious.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, SINGLE PIECE RIM, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EXPLOSION, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, TIRE RIM, TIRE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119835346			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Garage and service station related occupations

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