# Fractures at TIRECO
> OSHA SIR `2024032738` · 3/27/2024 · PALM COAST, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** TIRECO
- **Location:** 5820 State Route 100, PALM COAST, FLORIDA, 32164
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to close the back door of a truck using a rope attached to the door handle. The rope broke and the employee fell to the ground, fracturing his right leg.

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