# Fractures at Home Depot
> OSHA SIR `2017021436` · 2/13/2017 · TILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Home Depot
- **Location:** 160 Laconia Road, TILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03276
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a snow blower when he slipped and tried to brace the fall with his left arm. He hit the ground and fractured his left arm, requiring surgery.

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