# Fractures at Wal-mart
> OSHA SIR `2016054210` · 5/14/2016 · LA MARQUE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Wal-mart
- **Location:** 6410 I-45, LA MARQUE, TEXAS, 77568
- **NAICS:** 45399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down the aisle when she slipped on the wet floor and twisted her ankle. Her ankle began to swell immediately and was broken in two places. She also fell and hit her head on the floor.

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