# Fractures at W. E. Aubuchon Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017099420` · 9/30/2017 · WESTMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** W. E. Aubuchon Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 95 Aubuchon Drive, WESTMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01473
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking around a corner, an employee tripped and fell over loose shelving leaning against a gondola, striking a wooden display barrel and then the floor. The employee suffered a hip fracture and torn rotator cuff, requiring hospitalization.

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