# Fractures at VIM Recyclers Inc LP
> OSHA SIR `2022031972` · 3/3/2022 · AURORA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** VIM Recyclers Inc LP
- **Location:** 920 Rathbone Avenue, AURORA, ILLINOIS, 60506
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping onto a ramp when his left foot slipped on a piece of wood. He fell, and his right leg was caught by the curve at the base of the ramp. He suffered two fractures to the right tibia.

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