# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at W. T. Gardner & Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017087423` · 8/4/2017 · HOULTON, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** W. T. Gardner & Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** 105 "B" Roadhou, HOULTON, MAINE, 04730
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting air in a tire when it exploded off its rim and struck the employee, causing blunt force trauma.

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