# Fractures at Walmart Distibution Center #7012
> OSHA SIR `20171110881` · 11/12/2017 · WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Distibution Center #7012
- **Location:** 1400 Old Chillicothe Rd S.E., WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO, 43160
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sweeping the floor when he lost his footing. He reached to steady himself and grabbed a pallet of diapers, which then fell onto his foot, fracturing his upper ankle.

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