# Fractures at Sams Club
> OSHA SIR `2017054368` · 5/13/2017 · SARASOTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sams Club
- **Location:** 4381 CATTLEMEN ROAD, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34234
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to inflate a tire on a trailer when the tire and rim exploded. The employee suffered a broken arm and was hospitalized for surgery.

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