# Fractures at FARMERS COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2023076188` · 7/12/2023 · CHENEY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** FARMERS COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY
- **Location:** 125 S MAINST, CHENEY, KANSAS, 67025
- **NAICS:** 423130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting air in a truck tire when it blew and struck the employee. He sustained a left tibia fracture that required hospitalization.

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