# Fractures at V.I.P., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022053946` · 5/6/2022 · LITTLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
- **Secondary source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** V.I.P., Inc.
- **Location:** 862 Meadow Street, LITTLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03561
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 6, 2022, an employee was using a tire machine to inflate a tire when the tire came off the machine. The tire and its rim were propelled upward, striking the employee in the arm and resulting in a broken arm that required surgery.

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