# Fractures at Green Iron Equipment
> OSHA SIR `2015085700` · 8/12/2015 · ELLENDALE, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Green Iron Equipment
- **Location:** 209 11th Street North, ELLENDALE, NORTH DAKOTA, 58436
- **NAICS:** 44131
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was filling up the tire of a combine with an air compressor. The tire exploded and threw the employee approximately 16 feet onto the concrete floor.  The employee sustained three broken ribs.

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