# Amputations at Eastern Surplus and Equipment Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017032077` · 3/6/2017 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern Surplus and Equipment Co.
- **Location:** 5825 Tacony Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19135
- **NAICS:** 423440
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was airing a tire inside a cage when the tire blew up amputating two of the employee's fingers.

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