# Fractures at Family Dollar
> OSHA SIR `20171110651` · 11/5/2017 · ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Family Dollar
- **Location:** 16 Renaissance Plaza, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, 08401
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was prepping the stockroom to receive a distribution center merchandise truck. He was walking past a U-Boat with freight when he bumped into the U-Boat with his right arm, which caused the boxes to fall. The employee then tripped over the boxes and fell, fracturing his left hip.

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