Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202506549 - Employee Is Injured While Inflating Tire

Accident Summary Nr: 202506549 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311069785	05/22/2008	5014	423130	Five Star Partnership Dba Big 0 Tires #8

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 29, 2008, Employee #1 was inflating a Swamp Fox ATV tire. The tire was mounted on a single piece rim. There was no restraining device in use. While inflating the tire to determine why it had leaked, Employee #1 was injured when the bead came off the rim and the tire struck him in the face. He sustained a fractured nose and lacerations to the face and was hospitalized at John Muir Hospital for surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, NOSE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311069785			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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