Incident date: 2023-01-19
NAICS industry code: 811118

An employee was lifting the arm of a tire machine to remove a tire. The arm had become stuck between the rim and the tire. When the arm released, it struck the employee in the face due to the existing hydraulic pressure.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate