# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Town Fair Tire
> OSHA SIR `2016087652` · 8/16/2016 · EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Turning handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Town Fair Tire
- **Location:** 540 Main Street, EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06108
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a car tire on a steel rim when the tire iron dislodged and struck the employee in the left eye, requiring hospitalization.

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