# Fractures at Van Wyk's Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054615` · 5/22/2017 · WALDO, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Tires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Van Wyk's Inc.
- **Location:** W4279 Church Street, WALDO, WISCONSIN, 53093
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inflating a skid steer tire and was putting the cap on the valve stem when the bead slipped off the rim. The escaping air caused the assembly to jump and hit the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with facial and head fractures.

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