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Accident Summary Nr: 201763570 - Employee Is Struck by Compressed Air, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201763570 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 02/02/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314071697	02/03/2010	7534	811198	Martinez Tire Shop

Abstract: Employee #1, of Martinez Tire Shop, had applied a patch to the inside of a Michelin single rim tire and was inflating the tire. The tire was leaning upright on a pole in the repair area as he inflated it. Employee #1 was in front of the tire, holding the air chuck to inflate the tire, when the sidewall blew out. The compressed air struck Employee #1, knocking him into the wall of the building. Employee #1 later died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: BLOWOUT--TIRE, COMPRESSED AIR, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314071697			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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