Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202609194 - Employee's Face Is Injured When Hose Reel Tire Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 202609194 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313507915	03/16/2010	8069	622210	Betty Ford Center

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on January 18, 2010, Employee #1 was assembling an Ames ReelEasy Metal Hose Reel and filling the tire with air. Employee #1 was using a nitrogen air compressor with the gauge set to 90 pounds per square inch. As Employee #1 began filling the tire with air, it exploded, and the rim hit him in the face. Employee #1 fell backwards and his head hit the ground. Employee #1 suffered facial trauma, and was taken to Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, where he was hospitalized for three days. Employee #1 was a maintenance mechanic employee of Betty Ford Center, an inpatient drug treatment center.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, BLOWOUT--TIRE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOSE, FACE, TIRE RIM, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313507915			Hospitalized injury	Other	Specified mechanics and repairers

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