# Fractures at Publix Supermarket
> OSHA SIR `2016099019` · 9/23/2016 · SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Supermarket
- **Location:** 183 30th Collins, SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, 33160
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to reach a box of bagels standing on the top of a 2-foot step ladder. The employee fell and fractured the left tibia.

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