# Fractures at Earl W Colvard, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023065084` · 6/8/2023 · OCALA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Earl W Colvard, Inc
- **Location:** FL Express Environmental LLC, OCALA, FLORIDA, 34482
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was airing an unmounted tire when the tire popped, striking employee's left and right hands with the wheel of the tire. The employee sustained a right-hand knuckle jam as well as a laceration and fracture between the first and second digits of the left hand that required surgery.

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