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County Materials Corporation

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire — Concussions — ROBERTS, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at County Materials Corporation in ROBERTS, WISCONSIN
Employer County Materials Corporation Report ID 2019076631
Address 1203 70th Avenue City, State ZIP ROBERTS, WISCONSIN 54023
Event Date July 1, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire Source of Injury Tires, except bike
Industry (NAICS) 327332 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.96000, -92.55000

Incident Narrative

On July 1, 2019, an employee was using an air compressor to fill a forklift tire that was mounted to the forklift and attached to a single-piece rim wheel. While the employee was filling the tire it exploded and blew the employee back. The employee hit the wall and suffered a possible concussion.

Incident Summary

On July 1, 2019, a worker at County Materials Corporation in ROBERTS, WISCONSIN suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with tires, except bike identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 272 severe injury reports involving "Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire" incidents in our database. Browse all Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire injuries.

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