Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200622215 - Three Employees Injured in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200622215 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 01/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306126343	01/02/2003	1611	237310	Rogers Group Inc

Abstract: On January 2, 2003, three employees were plugging a tire on a pickup truck when the tire exploded. The explosion was apparently caused by the fact that the tire contained a can of tire sealant and had also been inflated with the use of an oxygen cylinder that was in the bed of the truck. It appears that during the procedure of plugging the tire either a spark or some other ignition source was created causing the explosion. The employees all had puncture wounds, cuts, and abrasions. Two of the employees had broken bones and fractures. One employee was also found to have ear damage. All three employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: OXYGEN, FRACTURE, EAR, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, ABRASION, SPARK, PICKUP TRUCK, PUNCTURE, TIRE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306126343	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Other
2	306126343	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Other
3	306126343	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Other

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