Incident date: 2019-05-14
NAICS industry code: 811198

On May 14, 2019, an employee was airing up a 14" tire on a 14-1/2" rim when the tire exploded. The employee suffered a broken and dislocated elbow and was hospitalized.

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