# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Earl W Colvard, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022032682` · 3/25/2022 · UMATILLA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
## Employer
- **Name:** Earl W Colvard, Inc.
- **Location:** 37600 Florida 19, UMATILLA, FLORIDA, 32784
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a forklift tire when it ruptured. The rim dislodged and struck the employee in the face.

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