OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #887299
D J'S CAR CARE
ANNAPOLIS, MD·
Event description
Employee injured when tire explodes
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 removed a 16 1/2 in. tire from a 16 1/2 in. rim. He was inflating a 16 in. tire (approximately 30 to 40 psi) to replace it on the rim when the tire wall exploded. The employee sustained cuts and bruises on his left hand and abov e his right eye.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 Male
- Nature of injury
- Cut/Laceration (7)
- Part of body
- HAND(S) (12)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- AIR PRESSURE (2)
- Occupation
- Automobile mechanic apprentices (506)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- FLYING OBJECT ACTION (5)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.