# Fractures at Greensgrow Farms
> OSHA SIR `2019055209` · 5/22/2019 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Greensgrow Farms
- **Location:** Corner of Gaul and Cumberland, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19125
- **NAICS:** 444220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 22, 2019, at 12:00 PM, while an employee was trying to remove a valve on a forklift truck tire, it exploded in his face causing two lacerations on the face and fractured left elbow. The tire was not attached to the forklift at the time.

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