# Fractures at Walmart Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023109180` · 10/5/2023 · SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Inc
- **Location:** 3501 34Th St S, SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33711
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting a new tire on a rim with a machine and pumping air into the tire. The tire exploded, striking the employee and fracturing both arms.

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