Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98025.015 - Employee Is Injured When Tire Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 98025.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 08/04/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253707.015	08/07/2017		484220	W. T. Gardner & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on August 4, 2017, an employee was filling equipment tire with air. The tire did not properly seat on the rim and the rim exploded ha lf way out of the tire, throwing employee approximately five feet. The employee suffered from blunt force trauma and was hospitalized.

Keywords: air pressure, explosion, motor vehicle, struck by, tire

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1253707.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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