# Fractures at Pep Boys
> OSHA SIR `2023010546` · 1/18/2023 · DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Pep Boys
- **Location:** 6590 DES PLAINES, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, 60018
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting air in a tire when the tire blew off the machine it was on. The employee was struck by the tire and sustained a right forearm fracture and injuries to the right eye and ear.

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