# Fractures at Kroger # 357
> OSHA SIR `2015107962` · 10/24/2015 · CONROE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger # 357
- **Location:** 2222 I-45 N., CONROE, TEXAS, 77301
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was breaking down a pallet of goods for distribution onto the sales floor. The employee tripped and fell onto the corner of a plastic tote she was holding. The employee broke ribs and possibly punctured a lung.

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