Incident date: 2016-02-06
NAICS industry code: 441320

An employee responded to a road service call where he was going to replace two tires on an 18 wheeler. The employee was inflating the tire and when the bead set on the tire. The rim flew off and struck the employee resulting in a broken leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wheels, tire rims
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate