Incident date: 2023-10-05
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was putting a new tire on a rim with a machine and pumping air into the tire. The tire exploded, striking the employee and fracturing both arms.

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