Fractures

Name: Fractures at Sun Auto Tire & Service, Inc
Start: 8/20/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025088328 · 8/20/2025 · Sun Auto Tire & Service, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forehead, temple(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source: Tires, inner tubes
Secondary source: Air compressors

Employer

Name: Sun Auto Tire & Service, Inc
Location: 100 South Main, SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA, 74066
NAICS: 441320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee finished installing a tube into a 12.4 x 24" tractor tire and connected the air hose to inflate the tube. The tube overinflated and exploded, causing the wheel and tire to fly through the air and strike the employee's forehead. The employee sustained a frontal sinus fracture and a forehead laceration.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown