ELGIN, ILLINOIS—
POMP'S TIRE SERVICE, INC.
Struck by discharged object or substance · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at POMP'S TIRE SERVICE, INC., 216 N. State Street, ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60123 on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On August 21, 2018, a temporary employee was mounting a truck tire on a rim. The tire was too large for the rim; when it was inflated, a sudden release of contained air caused broken bones in the employee's right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
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DE FOREST, WISCONSIN—
Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.
An employee was inflating a farm tire and wheel assembly in a commercial tire restraint cage. The assembly failed and the cage absorbed the energy from the release of compressed air from within the cage, and the cage contacted the employee's arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured arm.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.
On 7/29/2024, an employee was utilizing a hand dolly cart to move a stack of automotive tires. When he used the foot pedal to start moving the cart, he felt a pain in his knee/leg area. The employee sustained a torn quadriceps tendon.
DAVID CITY, NEBRASKA—
Pomp's Tire Service Inc.
An employee was working with a handheld tire tool when it slipped and struck him in the cheek area, causing a facial bone fracture.
MACHESNEY PARK, ILLINOIS—
Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.
An employee was moving a multi-piece wheel and tire assembly when it came apart. A piece of it lacerated the employee's face.
UNION, NEBRASKA—
Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.
An employee was exiting a farm tractor when the wind blew the door closed on his finger, smashing and amputating his fingertip.
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