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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221410814

LAS MILPAS TIRES & SERVICE

Event
Air Pressure, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Knuckle, Tire
NAICS
811198
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345635940
Employer profile
LAS MILPAS TIRES & SERVICE
Summary number
221410814
Report ID
0626000

Event description

Employee fractures knuckles while adding air to tire

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on November 8, 2021, an employee was adding air to a tire. Then, the tire burst from excessive air pressure, resulting in two fractured knuckles on the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    0

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