# Fractures at COLONY TIRE CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2015020057` · 2/11/2015 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** COLONY TIRE CORPORATION
- **Location:** 7737 Hampton Blvd., NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23505
- **NAICS:** 811198
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On 11 February 2015, at approximately 8:40, an employee working at the Norfolk International Terminal was changing tires to a straddle carrier when one of the tires fell from the standing position and fractured the employee's left leg.

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