# Fractures at St. Joseph Logging
> OSHA SIR `2020076930` · 7/22/2020 · ST MARIES, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Joseph Logging
- **Location:** 87555 N. Hwy 3, ST MARIES, IDAHO, 83861
- **NAICS:** 113310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and the owner were changing a tire on a yarder. The tire next to it exploded, breaking both of their ribs. The employee and the owner were hospitalized.

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