Incident date: 2025-03-27
NAICS industry code: 326211

On March 27, 2025, an employee was reassembling the inboard side of a tire machine. They were working to insert a pin into the end section on a tire drum. When the drum was jogged around to provide a different angle, an end section came loose, fell, and struck the employee's arm. The employee was hospitalized with a severe arm injury and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Parts and materials  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate