# Fractures at Kirks Mobile Repair, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024099023` · 9/26/2024 · SEGUIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Axles, suspensions
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Kirks Mobile Repair, LLC
- **Location:** 2998 STATE HWY 46, SEGUIN, TEXAS, 78155
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic finished replacing a suspension air bag on a semi-trailer. The mechanic was getting out from under the trailer when the air bag inflated and ruptured. The mechanic was struck in the face and hospitalized with a skull fracture and a laceration above his right eye.

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