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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2020043807 · 4/25/2020 · LOVES TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple head locations
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Wheels, tire rims
Secondary source
Tires, except bike

Employer

Name
LOVES TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES, INC.
Location
1621 BASS CROSS ROAD, HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30230
NAICS
447110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 25, 2020, at approximately 6:15 a.m., an employee was inflating a dismounted tractor-trailer tire on the interstate when the single piece wheel rim was ejected from the tire and struck the employee in the head. The employee sustained face and head injuries.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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