# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Bergey's Commercial Tire Centers
> OSHA SIR `20191011036` · 10/22/2019 · PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Bergey's Commercial Tire Centers
- **Location:** 21 Broad Street, PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY, 08865
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a tire change on a forklift and in the middle of inflating the tire, the tire blew up in his face. He was hospitalized for injuries to his face and jaw.

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