Craftsman 247.88255

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20171212-A61E2-2147394643. Severity: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received. Product: Craftsman 247.88255 (Craftsman 5.5 horse power 24" 4-cycle 3-speed snow blower model number 247.88255 part number from the owners manual is 634-0232A. Used for throwing snow. Owners manual is dated 7/21/2005.). Incident: On Tuesday Nov 14, 2017 mt father was helping to prepare my snowblower that is stored at his house over the summer by inflating the tires that had gone flat. He took the tires to the local gas station to use their inflator. The tire exploded. The explosion propelled the rim/tire cutting his hand and thrusting the rim down onto his foot. He then fell to the ground from the explosion and the tire came to rest 200 feet away from the explosion. We are lucky the tire/rim did not catch him in the forehead. The force of the rim on his foot cut through his leather shoe, gashed the top of his foot that is still not fully healed and fractured his toes in 3 places, . The gash was so wide they could not stitch it it closed so my parents have been forced to change the dressing on the foot regularly to prevent infection and promote healing. My parents had to purchase a walker to assist him with his balance as he could not place pressure on his foot/toe. We are fortunate that by chance his sister was at the same gas station pumping gas saw/heard what happened and was able to contact my mom and take him to the local urgent care. Upon the physicians reviewing my dad's injuries it was determined that he needed more care for his foot than they could provide so an ambulance was dispatched to take him to the local hospital for emergency care. The doctors at the emergency care were considering the use of pins in the toe but the location of the injuries would not allow that so them had to immobilize his foot. He has not been able to get around. My dad actually felt bad that he ruined the tire and