Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170839807 - Employee Is Struck and Injured by Exploding Tire

Accident Summary Nr: 170839807 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/02/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125480442	01/04/2008	5531	441320	Les Schwab Tire Centers Of California Inc.

Abstract: At 2:18 p.m. on January 2, 2008, Employee #1 inflated a tired at Les Schwab Store Number 640, a facility that sells, installs and repairs tires in Ukiah, CA. He inflated a 16 inch tire on a 16.5 inch rim with no restraining cone in place and the tire exploded. The machine used was a John Bean Model Number 7700. The employee's left arm was fractured and he was hospitalized. The incident was reported to DOSH at 9:07 a.m. on January 3, 2008.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, ARM, TIRE RIM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125480442			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Specified mechanics and repairers

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