# Fractures at Ace Hardware Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018055273` · 5/30/2018 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Posts, bollards, moorings
## Employer
- **Name:** Ace Hardware Corporation
- **Location:** 5520 Astrozone Blvd, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80916
- **NAICS:** 444130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over a protective bollard and twisted his body and knee while falling to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left tibia and was hospitalized for treatment.

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