# Fractures at Petrol Flex NA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024010141` · 1/7/2024 · GAINESVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Tires, inner tubes
## Employer
- **Name:** Petrol Flex NA LLC
- **Location:** 1305 N I-35W, GAINESVILLE, TEXAS, 76240
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a cable when a tire fell off a nearby forklift that was transporting it. The tire struck the employee, resulting in a fractured leg and ankle.

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