# Fractures at Cooper Tire & Rubber
> OSHA SIR `2015020782` · 2/25/2015 · TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper Tire & Rubber
- **Location:** 1804 South Green Street, TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38804
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee going to his car slipped on ice and broke his right leg. The employee went to the hospital and is awaiting surgery.

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