# Fractures at GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20221210673` · 12/8/2022 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
- **Location:** 2000 NW HIGHWAY 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66601
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was buffing and repairing a horizontal tire when a nearby PIT struck a vertical leaning tire. The vertical tire fell onto the injured employee, pinning him between the two tires. He sustained rib fractures and pain in both knees and right shoulder.

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