# Fractures at Pilgrims Pride Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017088086` · 8/22/2017 · PITTSBURG, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrims Pride Corporation
- **Location:** 110 S. Texas St., PITTSBURG, TEXAS, 75686
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a tire and determined there was bulge on the side wall of the tire. The tire ruptured, knocking the employee over. The employee sustained a fractured arm and was hospitalized.

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