Incident date: 2025-04-04
NAICS industry code: 441320

An employee was airing a 10.00-20/stud-pilot wheel when it exploded. The employee sustained a displaced right leg fracture, soft tissue damage to the chest, a severe laceration across their cheeks and nose, and a displaced jaw with broken teeth that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Tires, inner tubes
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate