Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170363972 - Employee Breaks Nose While Changing Truck Tire

Accident Summary Nr: 170363972 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/19/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125826099	03/17/2010	9223	922140	Cal Fire - Trinity River Conservation Camp

Abstract: Employee #1 was changing a truck tire at the Cal Fire Trinity River Conservation Camp. He and two other inmates had the tire lying on the floor of the shop. Employee #1 was using a metal bar to remove the tire from the rim, while the other two inmates stood on the tire and the rim to stabilize it. Employee #1 was pulling on the bar to remove the tire when the bar slipped and struck him in the face. He suffered a broken nose and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, NOSE, STRUCK BY, PRY BAR, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125826099			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Automobile mechanic apprentices

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