Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14298905 - Employee injured when struck by exploding tire

Accident Summary Nr: 14298905 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 11/22/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104453600	11/22/1991	7534	0	Cambridge Tire Center

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 on November 6, 1991, Employee #1 and a coworker were repairing a tractor tire. A customer entered the service area and the coworker assisted him. Employee #1 continued to repair the tire. As he inflated the tire on the floor of the service area, it exploded. The employee was struck by the rim and tire. He suffered head injuries and a collapsed lung. He was flown by helicopter to a shock trauma unit in Baltimore and hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, LUNG, REPAIR, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, RESTRAINING DEVICE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, TIRE RIM, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104453600			Hospitalized injury	Other	Garage and service station related occupations

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