# Fractures at Heart of Texas Tire, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231211476` · 12/18/2023 · BELTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Heart of Texas Tire, LLC
- **Location:** 721 Cheyanne Street, BELTON, TEXAS, 76513
- **NAICS:** 488490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an air compressor on a multi-wheel tire when the flange and the tire burst, causing the wheel's lock ring to strike the employee in the face. He sustained a laceration and facial fractures.

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