# Fractures at TruGreen Lawn Care
> OSHA SIR `2021086601` · 8/6/2021 · BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
- **Source:** Spreading machinery-agricultural
- **Secondary source:** Ground irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** TruGreen Lawn Care
- **Location:** 246 Redbird Court, BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS, 60108
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a ride-on fertilizer spreader on a slight slope. The spreader hit a small rabbit hole and seemed like it was about to tip over. The employee's right leg was broken as he stuck his foot out to brace himself.

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