Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 887299 - Employee injured when tire explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 887299 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 04/05/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104368873	04/10/1989	7538	0	D J'S Car Care

Abstract: Employee #1 removed a 16 1/2 in. tire from a 16 1/2 in. rim. He was inflating a 16 in. tire (approximately 30 to 40 psi) to replace it on the rim when the tire wall exploded. The employee sustained cuts and bruises on his left hand and above his right eye.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, HIGH PRESSURE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, FACE, HAND, CONTUSION, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104368873			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Automobile mechanic apprentices

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