Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Green Iron Equipment, 209 11th Street North, ELLENDALE, NORTH DAKOTA 58436
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was filling up the tire of a combine with an air compressor. The tire exploded and threw the employee approximately 16 feet onto the concrete floor. The employee sustained three broken ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTires, except bike
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