# Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at United Rentals
> OSHA SIR `2024043059` · 4/8/2024 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
- **Secondary source:** Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals
- **Location:** 2655 Lombardy Ln, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75220
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inflating a tire on a hand dolly. The hub blew out and struck the employee in the face, causing fractures and broken teeth.

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