GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—
Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.
Overexertion while wielding, manipulating tools, object(s) · Sprains, strains, minor tears
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pomp's Tire Service, Inc., 3131 Main Street, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54311 on — Sprains, strains, minor tears, affecting the Knee(s).
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Final narrative
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.
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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.
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An employee was working with a handheld tire tool when it slipped and struck him in the cheek area, causing a facial bone fracture.
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An employee was moving a multi-piece wheel and tire assembly when it came apart. A piece of it lacerated the employee's face.
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