# Fractures at Walmart Stores, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015031554` · 3/28/2015 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
- **Secondary source:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Stores, Inc.
- **Location:** 1801 Bell Isle Blvd, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73118
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mounting a spare tire onto a wheel that was brought in by a customer. The employee began airing up the tire when the bottom of the wheel blew out and launched the wheel into the air. The wheel hit the employee in the arm and hand. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm and thumb.

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