# Fractures at Truck Centers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021765` · 2/23/2017 · MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Truck Centers, Inc.
- **Location:** 621 South 45th St, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 2/23/17, at approximately 12:45 p.m., an employee was replacing U-bolts on the rear drive axle of a full-sized tractor-trailer when the jack that was supporting the truck slipped out from underneath, causing the employee's left forearm to be caught against a spring and the axle. The employee suffered a compound fracture of his forearm and was hospitalized for surgery.

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