Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170833594 - Two employees injured when struck by tire sidewall

Accident Summary Nr: 170833594 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119528784	02/16/1995	7538	0	State Highway Administration

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were inflating a tire (not marked Lt) when the side wall of the tire blew out. The exploding tire bruised Employee #1's chest and bruised Employee #2's groin. Both were taken to the hospital and released that day. The tire, with its single piece rim, had not been placed in the available tire cage. There were no work rules regarding single piece rim wheels for dump trucks. No training had been provided to the two employees.

Keywords: CHEST, BLOWOUT--TIRE, WORK RULES, TORSO, RESTRAINING DEVICE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, UNTRAINED, CONTUSION, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119528784			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Automobile mechanics
2	119528784			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Automobile mechanics

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