American Roofing Supply
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire — Fractures — HENDERSON, COLORADO
| Employer | American Roofing Supply | Report ID | 2024076562 |
| Address | East 120th Ave & Moline Street | City, State ZIP | HENDERSON, COLORADO 80640 |
| Event Date | July 18, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Wrist(s) and arm(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Source of Injury | Tires, inner tubes |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423330 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.30000, -76.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was driving a commercial truck and noticed something wrong with the truck. The employee pulled over and was checking for the issue when the truck tire exploded and struck the employee, causing a broken right arm and wrist.
Incident Summary
On July 18, 2024, a worker at American Roofing Supply in HENDERSON, COLORADO suffered fractures to the wrist(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with tires, inner tubes 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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