Incident date: 2022-05-06
NAICS industry code: 441310

On May 6, 2022, an employee was using a tire machine to inflate a tire when the tire came off the machine. The tire and its rim were propelled upward, striking the employee in the arm and resulting in a broken arm that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Tires, except bike
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate