Incident date: 2023-12-18
NAICS industry code: 488490

An employee was using an air compressor on a multi-wheel tire when the flange and the tire burst, causing the wheel's lock ring to strike the employee in the face. He sustained a laceration and facial fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Tires, except bike
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate