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OSHA Injury Report: Liberty Tire Recycling-SLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Liberty Tire Recycling-SLC in 1398 Beck St, Salt Lake City, UT 84116 resulted in days away from work. Employee was trailer Mechanic in recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Liberty Tire Recycling-SLC
Parent company
Liberty Tire Recycling
Street
1398 Beck St
City
Salt Lake City
State
UT
ZIP
84116
On-site location
Building C Maintenance Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Before the incident

Airing up the right inside dual tire on trailer #473

What happened

The employee stated that the tire pressure initially read 30 psi. He started to add air to the tire and it exploded.

Injury or illness

Concussion

Object or substance involved

Tire- concussive pressure of bursting tire.

Summary line

Head Concussion caused by tire exploding in proximity of employee while filling with air.

Employee and industry

Job description
Trailer Mechanic
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423930 — Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
115
Total hours worked
275751
EIN
43613449
Establishment ID
1156748
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23FEB24:21:50:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.