Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114451 - Employee injured when tire ruptures

Accident Summary Nr: 201114451 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120310354	06/06/2002	5531	0	Agsb Inc. Dba My Tire Store

Abstract: On May 28, 2002, Employee #1 with My Tire Store, was inflating a 16-in. diameter tire that was mounted on a 16.5-in. bead diameter wheel, when the tire ruptured and struck him. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Henry Mayo Hospital for a fractured right elbow. The accident was caused by mounting of a tire on an incompatible size wheel.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, FRACTURE, TIRE BEAD, RUPTURE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, ELBOW, TIRE RIM, PRESSURE RELEASE, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120310354			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Automobile mechanics

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