# Fractures at Costco  Wholesale Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016098812` · 9/17/2016 · GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco  Wholesale Corporation
- **Location:** 2900 Patriot Boulevard, GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60026
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking toward the prep sink in the deli area when she turned around and slipped and fell. She landed on her right leg and fractured her upper femur, requiring surgery.

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