# Fractures at Airgas USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181111276` · 11/1/2018 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Airgas USA, LLC
- **Location:** 5013 N. Armenia Ave., TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33603
- **NAICS:** 424720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rolling a liquid gas cylinder from a lift gate to a gas supply room when he lost his footing and fell backwards. He reached up to regain his balance and pulled the cylinder over onto his leg, fracturing his tibia and fibula.

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