# Fractures at Central Tire Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110802` · 11/17/2016 · SANFORD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Loaders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Tire Co. Inc.
- **Location:** 1307 Main Street, SANFORD, MAINE, 04073
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the tire on a loader. He placed blocking under the loader after jacking it up. The jack shifted, causing the loader to fall down onto the blocking. The impact of the loader broke the employee's hip, requiring hospitalization.

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