OSHA Injury Report: Beaufort Jasper Water & Sewer Authority

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was removing a large water filled tractor tire and was attempting to manually move it from its mounted position and attempting to leverage the tire using his upper body to lean into the dismounted tire causing strain to both calves.

What happened

While removing a large John Deere tractor tire the employee lost balance and began to fall backward. It was later determined that the tire was water-filled significantly increasing its weight compared to an air-filled tire. The unexpected weight difference caused the employee to stumble backward while handling the tire. Fortunately the tire became caught on the frame of an overhead cover for the outdoor air compressor preventing it from falling onto the employee and averting further injury.

Injury or illness

Strained both calves

Object or substance involved

Tractor tire

Summary line

Employee was removing large tractor tire from mount lost balance fell back straining both calves

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.