# Fractures at Lakeshore Recycling Systems
> OSHA SIR `20191212798` · 12/12/2019 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Lakeshore Recycling Systems
- **Location:** 1300 W. Exchange, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60609
- **NAICS:** 333518
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in a transfer yard when he tripped over a metal pipe, fell to the ground, and broke his leg.

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