# Fractures at Ben Tire Distributors, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2019055489` · 5/31/2019 · PARIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Ben Tire Distributors, Ltd.
- **Location:** 301 W Court Street, PARIS, ILLINOIS, 61944
- **NAICS:** 811198
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a tire on a spreader at a farm. The employee removed the right, rear tire and was rolling it to the front of the spreader. The tire kicked out and as the employee tried to get away from the tire, he slipped on loose gravel and fell to his knees. The tire landed across his back and pinned him to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for three fractured lumbar vertebrae.

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