# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at OTR WHEEL ENGINEERING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019043704` · 4/10/2019 · GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Tires, inner tubes, wheels, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** OTR WHEEL ENGINEERING, INC.
- **Location:** 1242 WEST RIDGE ROAD, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was placing a wheel assembly onto a bead seating machine. When the machine cycled, the cylinder bolts failed allowing the piston, bell housing and wheel assembly to swing out toward the employee's head. The tire struck the employee's face and knocked him backward onto the concrete floor. The employee suffered a loss of consciousness and a laceration to the mouth and the back of the head.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*