# Fractures at Ground Zero Storm Shelters
> OSHA SIR `2016031911` · 3/3/2016 · PERRY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Ground Zero Storm Shelters
- **Location:** 1300 W. Highway 77, PERRY, OKLAHOMA, 73077
- **NAICS:** 624221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee removed a tire from a company trailer and was airing the tire when the tire exploded. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the left forearm and required surgery.

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