Exploding bearing caused injury

Sep 20, 2017 | Community News | 0 comments

Steve Belshe was changing his tire in the shop at the farm of his brother, Larry, at about 10:40 a.m. on Sept. 13. The shop is located about two miles south of Gallatin just west of Hwy. 13. Steve was checking a ball bearing and had it on the press. He was using a chisel to clean it, when the ball bearing blew out of its housing. It knocked the chisel out of his hand and split his thumb open. It left a gash in his head and various cuts on his face caused by the oil and metal flying up.


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A call was made to 911. An ambulance, fire truck and two county deputies arrived on the scene. Steve was checked over by the ambulance crew. Larry was cleared to drive Steve to Cameron Hospital where he had to have four stitches in his thumb.

Larry was also affected by the mishap. He was standing nearby when the accident happened. The force knocked him back and now he is unable to hear out of his right ear.

“Steve’s lucky the ball bearing didn’t hit him,” said Lana Belshe, sister-in-law. “The ball bearing was found on the other side of the shop. A hammer was lying on the table next to the press. It flew off the table and landed under the truck from the force of the explosion.”

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