OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221410814
LAS MILPAS TIRES & SERVICE
PHARR, TX·
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
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 0
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