Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202472965 - Employee Is Struck by Exploding Tire

Accident Summary Nr: 202472965 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 09/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307182428	09/13/2006	7534	811198	S & R Auto Care

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 6, 2006, Employee #1, a mechanic, put a 14-in. tire on a 14.5-in. single-piece rim, and placed it on the tire-inflating machine. As he was inflating the tire, it exploded and struck him lacerating his lips and breaking some teeth.

Keywords: MOUTH, MECHANIC, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TIRE RIM, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307182428			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Automobile mechanics

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