Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95976.015 - Employee is struck by debris from air compressor explosion a

Accident Summary Nr: 95976.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 05/24/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1236385.015	05/30/2017		811111	Gateway Service Center

Abstract: At 8:15 p.m. on May 24, 2017, an employee and a coworker got on the bed of a pick-up truck where an air compressor was mounted. They were changing a tire on a trailer truck when the compressor malfunctioned. The coworker pressed in on the compressor pressure relief valve to try to fill the air receiver. When the cowowrker got out and tried to air up the trailer tire, the employee continued to press the relief valve. As the pressure was building the air receiver exploded. Both were blown back, experienced temporary hearing loss; and the employee was struck with shrapnel, breaking a vertebra and receiving lacerations.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Explosion, Laceration, Pressure Vessel, Struck By, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1236385.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy

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