# Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at BME Fire Trucks
> OSHA SIR `20241211398` · 12/10/2024 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Push-pull rams
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** BME Fire Trucks
- **Location:** 4600 South Apple Street, BOISE, IDAHO, 83716
- **NAICS:** 336112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic tool to spread a large metal mounting bracket on an equipment box on a fire truck. Excessive pressure caused an explosion and metal struck the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with a broken nose and cheekbone as well as damage to one of his eyes.

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