# Fractures at Kohls
> OSHA SIR `20171211483` · 12/3/2017 · TREXLERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Kohls
- **Location:** 6900 Hamilton Blvd., TREXLERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18087
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to move merchandise from an overhead shelf while standing on a two-step stepstool. The employee then lost balance and fell to the concrete floor, fracturing the left femur.

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