# Fractures at Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118655` · 11/16/2015 · CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
- **Location:** 2250 South Ferdon Blvd., CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA, 32536
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the freezer getting a 50 lb. case of turkey. While standing on a pallet, he lost his balance and let go of the case. The case fell on his right leg, fracturing his tibia. He was hospitalized.

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