# Fractures at Continental Tire The Americas, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110671` · 11/19/2023 · MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Continental Tire The Americas, LLC
- **Location:** 11525 North Il Hwy 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of rubber that was between the top and bottom belts of a conveyor when his right arm was pulled between the roller and the belt. The employee sustained a fracture to the forearm that required hospitalization.

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