# Fractures at Commonwealth Edison
> OSHA SIR `2015096738` · 9/15/2015 · OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Commonwealth Edison
- **Location:** 2 Lincoln Center, OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS, 60181
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about 9/15/15 at approximately 2:30 pm, an employee was removing a rear tire of a dual wide trailer when one of the tires blew and the employee's left hand was knocked into the wheel well causing a fracture. The employees was hospitalized for surgery.

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