Incident date: 2023-12-22
NAICS industry code: 811118

A truck had been towed into the shop with a flat tire and a blown airbag. An employee checked the tire for damage and was airing the tire. The employee was installing the valve core when the bead slipped off the rim. Air escaped, and the aluminum wheel struck the employee's head and face. The employee became unresponsive and was bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Tires, inner tubes, wheels, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate