Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202517298 - Employee Is Injured When Tire Being Inflated Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 202517298 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310552062	06/20/2008	0175	111339	Schmidt Orchards, Inc.

Abstract: On June 9, 2008, Employee #1, a farm manager for Schmidt Orchards, Inc., was inflating a Firestone Model FR721, size P215/75R14 tire, when the tire exploded in his face, resulting in serious injuries and a fracture. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXPLOSION, INFLATING, CONTUSION, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310552062			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Managers, farms, except horticultural

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