Incident date: 2025-04-28
NAICS industry code: 562111

A mechanic was replacing the passenger's side airbag on the rear end of a truck when the driver's side airbag on the rear end blew and the employee sustained injury to the left hand, wrist and forearm. The employee sustained fractures that required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Axles, suspensions
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate