# Fractures at Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021010260` · 1/11/2021 · SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC
- **Location:** 98 Southgate Course, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS, 60174
- **NAICS:** 562920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 1:24 p.m. on January 11, 2021, an employee was assisting with curbside Christmas tree pickup when he slipped on ice and fell backward, striking the back of his head on the side of the truck and then on the ground. The employee suffered a left parietal non-displaced skull fracture.

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