# Fractures at Continental Tire The Americas, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024010457` · 1/16/2024 · MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle or mobile equipment failure
## Employer
- **Name:** Continental Tire The Americas, LLC
- **Location:** 11525 North IL Highway 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a stand-up walkie/tugger when the throttle malfunctioned and he struck a support post, resulting in a fracture to his right forearm that required hospitalization and surgery.

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