# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021425` · 2/14/2023 · TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedal cycle incident, n.e.c
- **Source:** Bicycle, pedal cycle
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC
- **Location:** 10 Sheridan Drive, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14150
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a tricycle in the plant when the seat broke off. The employee grabbed at the handle bars and the tricycle tipped over backward. The employee struck their head on the concrete floor and sustained a fractured skull and concussion requiring hospitalization.

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