Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140597 - Employee gets hit with crowbar while inflating tire

Accident Summary Nr: 201140597 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125909168	01/22/1998	4212	0	Ez Hauling & Environmental Services

Abstract: On December 30, 1997, Employee #1, an industrial truck and tractor equipment operator for EZ Hauling and Environmental Services, was trying to inflate a tire on a Bobcat tractor. Employee #1 had a chain wrapped around the tire to compress the tire bead onto the rim and used a small crowbar to tighten the chain. Employee #1 asked a coworker to hold the crowbar in place while Employee #1 used a shop air compressor to put the air in the tire. As the tire inflated, the crowbar jumped out of place and hit Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 suffered a serious head injury and was taken to UCI medical center for treatment.

Keywords: CHAIN, HEAD, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, TIRE BEAD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, TIRE RIM, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125909168			Hospitalized injury	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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