Accident Report Detail
Accident: 125892638 - Employee Injured When Tire Explodes During Inflation
Accident: 125892638 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/12/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125892638 | 10/22/1997 | 7534 | Berlin Tire Centers Inc Dba Tci | ||||
At approximately 11:23 a.m. on August 21, 1997, Employee #1 was inflating a truck tire in prior to mounting. The wheel and tire assembly were lying on the concrete floor of the tire service bay. Employee #1 started to inflate the tire when the split rim blew off, striking him in the head and arms. He was hospitalized for three days. | |||||||
Keywords:
air pressure, head, work rules, restraining device, inflating, multipiece rim wheel, struck by, flying object, tire rim, pressure release
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 125892638 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Not specified mechanics and repairers |