# Fractures at Tolin Mechanical Systems Company
> OSHA SIR `2025066009` · 6/23/2025 · LAMAR, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground
- **Secondary source:** Irrigation systems
## Employer
- **Name:** Tolin Mechanical Systems Company
- **Location:** 2401 S Main St, LAMAR, COLORADO, 81052
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 11:05 a.m., an employee was retrieving screws and a duct puller from their van at a jobsite. After getting the materials, they closed the side door and locked it, and then began to head back to the work area. They then stepped on a sprinkler pipe approximately 14 inches away from the side of their vehicle. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken right fibula and tibia, resulting in hospitalization.

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