# Fractures at Pomp's Tire Service - Commercial Service Center
> OSHA SIR `2021042981` · 4/9/2021 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Pomp's Tire Service - Commercial Service Center
- **Location:** 1131 Main Street, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54301
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 9, 2021, a 16-inch tire spontaneously released air after being mounted on a 16-inch rim, then taken off the mounting equipment. An employee was struck by the tire and the rim, suffering fractures to the left hand.

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