# Fractures at CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017010668` · 1/22/2017 · MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from pedal cycle
- **Source:** Bicycle, pedal cycle
## Employer
- **Name:** CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
- **Location:** 11525 NORTH IL HWY 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding a three-wheeled bike when an axle broke and the employee fell, hitting a guardrail and fracturing his back. He was hospitalized.

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