# Fractures at SULLIVAN TIRE CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `20191010461` · 10/7/2019 · TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** SULLIVAN TIRE CO., INC.
- **Location:** 151 Charles F. Colton Road, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02780
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A pallet fell from a picker lift, striking an employee in the leg. The employee suffered a broken kneecap.

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