# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Bi-State Truck Repair
> OSHA SIR `2015031114` · 3/11/2015 · EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Bi-State Truck Repair
- **Location:** 1 Twin Lake Dr., EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS, 62203
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a Dayton-style wheel. While removing the lugs, the employee hit the tire with a hammer and loosened the wheel. As the employee removed the last nut, the tire blew out, becoming a projectile that hit the employee in the face.

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