Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TBC Corporation, 11951 Paul Mayer Avenue, BRIDGETON, MISSOURI 63044
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a tire while a customer was putting air in an air tank. The tank exploded under pressure, causing injuries to both of the employee's legs.
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An employee was unloading tires from a truck at a warehouse when he fell 2 feet out of the back of the truck and hit his shoulder and neck on the ground. He was hospitalized overnight.
An employee was teaching other employees how to inventory equipment. As the employee was taking an inventory of tires, he stepped off a catwalk and fell approximately 7 feet to a concrete surface. He was hospitalized with a head contusion and laceration.
An employee was opening the bay door when the door's roller came loose from one side and caused the bay door to shift. The bay door's glass window then shattered and impaled the employee in the chest.
An employee was using an air compressor on a multi-wheel tire when the flange and the tire burst, causing the wheel's lock ring to strike the employee in the face. He sustained a laceration and facial fractures.
An employee was changing the connection to a compressed nitrogen tank when the system failed and exploded. One employee suffered a concussion and was hospitalized. The other employee sustained soft tissue injuries that did not require hospitalization.
An employee was putting air in a tire that was mounted on a customer's vehicle when the tire exploded, resulting in a left arm fracture that required hospitalization.
On October 24, 2023, at 12:00 PM, an employee was visually checking a gauge on the "U" controller when a pressure tank exploded. The employee was hospitalized with multiple facial fractures and required surgery.
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