# Fractures at CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021053984` · 5/14/2021 · MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
## Employer
- **Name:** CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
- **Location:** 11525 NORTH IL HWY 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 5/14/2021, an employee was guiding rubber in the mixing area when their left forearm was caught in the roller of a mixer. The employee suffered a fractured arm and was hospitalized.

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