# Fractures at The Kroger Company
> OSHA SIR `2017043642` · 4/22/2017 · CEDAR HILL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Kroger Company
- **Location:** 235 East FM 1382, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, 75104
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was stacking pallets outside the store near the dumpster. The employee stepped on uneven ground between the dock and the dumpster and fractured an ankle.

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