Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dunlap & Kyle Co, Inc., 2134 Airline Dr., BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71111
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A n employee was mounting a tire when it blew up, breaking the employee's arm.
An employee was returning to their truck after collecting a check for a delivery of tires. As they were shutting the door on the back of their box truck they were struck by an electric all-terrain vehicle that was being serviced, resulting in a fractured left ankle, fractured elbow with bone through the skin, and fractured pelvis.
Two employees were lowering a dock plate to the floor. One employee's left hand was caught between the plate and the floor as the plate dropped. The employee's index fingertip was crushed and was later amputated.
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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An employee was replacing a tire on a wheelbarrow when the tire exploded. The employee sustained fractures to his right hand and an abrasion to the right side of his face. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery on his right hand.
An employee was guiding a customer's automobile onto the alignment rack when the vehicle drove over the rack and pinned the employee against the alignment computer. The employee sustained a bruised left hand and a fractured left fibula and was hospitalized.
An employee was working on a cushion ring (steel). As they lifted the cushion ring with both hands to flip it up, the ring slid down and the employee's right middle fingertip was crushed between the ring and the work table. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture, and their right middle fingertip was amputated.
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A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
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