# Fractures at United States Steel Corporation Granite City Works
> OSHA SIR `2021075582` · 7/8/2021 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Steel Corporation Granite City Works
- **Location:** 1951 State Street, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 7, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., an employee was parking a front-end loader after moving hot coils from production to shipping in a steel mill. While exiting the front-end loader, the rear wheel on the left side of the loader exploded, throwing the employee approximately 20 feet from the boarding platform. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones in both ankles.

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