# Fractures at Costco Wholesale Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20171211955` · 12/16/2017 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Animal and plant byproducts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco Wholesale Corporation
- **Location:** 8251 Eastchase Pkwy, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36117
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking towards the sign to change the gas price information, slipped on some acorns covering the unpaved area, and fell resulting in a right leg fracture.

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