OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221369895
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
GRANITE CITY, IL·
Event description
Employee suffers broken ankles after tire explosion on front
Investigation abstract
At 5:30 p.m. on July 7, 2021, Employee #1 had just finished working with a Volvo Model L350F wheel loader (front end loader) at a steel mill. While parking the loader on a rock and gravel roadway, the rear left tire, a retread BKT tire (Model 1800 35/65-33, Serial Number W9R004202), exploded, throwing the employee approximately 20 feet from the boarding platform. The employee sustained fractures to both ankles from the fall. Employee #1 was working alone at the time. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Event type
- 1
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