# Fractures at Petsmart
> OSHA SIR `2017032568` · 3/21/2017 · FLORISSANT, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Petsmart
- **Location:** 13927 New Halls Ferry Road, FLORISSANT, MISSOURI, 63033
- **NAICS:** 453910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stocking a shelf with dog treats that were on a pallet. He tripped over the corner of the pallet, fell, and broke his hip, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

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