# Fractures at J.C. Newman Cigar Company
> OSHA SIR `2023087649` · 8/21/2023 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** J.C. Newman Cigar Company
- **Location:** 2701 N. 16th St., TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33605
- **NAICS:** 312230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running to prevent a door from closing and locking when they tripped over a vent pipe and fell. The employee sustained a lower right leg fracture.

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