# Cuts, lacerations at Reinault Thomas Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20211210382` · 12/3/2021 · PASADENA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Reinault Thomas Corporation
- **Location:** Discount Tire - TXH06, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77505
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a tire. While being filled with air, it ruptured from the wheel assembly and deeply lacerated the employee's left hand. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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