# Cuts, lacerations at AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2016076266` · 7/12/2016 · CORAOPOLIS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY
- **Location:** 3000 American Bridge Way, CORAOPOLIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15108
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a tire from a forklift. While removing the tire from the split rim, the employee removed all of the split rim bolts. When the tire was inflated, the split rim separated and struck the employee in the left side of his head, face, and jaw. He suffered lacerations that required surgery.

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