# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Kroger #910 St. Marys
> OSHA SIR `2016087873` · 8/22/2016 · SAINT MARYS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger #910 St. Marys
- **Location:** 475 Horstman Drive, SAINT MARYS, OHIO, 45885
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting cleaning supplies from a storage area and was using a short step stool to reach products on elevated shelving. He fell while getting down from the step stool, injuring his hip and requiring surgery.

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