# Fractures at Tex-Tube Company
> OSHA SIR `2020098781` · 9/16/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from pedal cycle
- **Source:** Bicycle, pedal cycle
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tex-Tube Company
- **Location:** 1503 N POST OAK RD, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77055
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding a bicycle when the chain dislodged from the sprocket. The employee fell to the concrete, suffering a broken right forearm.

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