Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201151677 - Employee Is Injured When Truck Tire Blows Up

Accident Summary Nr: 201151677 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125897520	10/20/1998	7538		Travel Centers Of America

Abstract: At approximately 148 a.m. on August 3, 1998, an employee, a customer parts representative, sustained central spinal cord injuries, when a truck tire that he had just inflated exploded, knocking him backwards. The tire was partially out of the 5-bar tire cage, when it blew. He was transported to the Desert Medical Center, Palm Springs, where he remained hospitalized for 10-days. The employee lost the ability to use his arms and legs. The injury required him to undergo extensive physical therapy to regain the use of the limbs.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, PARALYSIS, SPINE, STRUCK BY, ARM, VERTEBRA, LEG, TIRE, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125897520			Hospitalized injury	Other	Sales workers, parts

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