# Fractures at Publix
> OSHA SIR `20171212191` · 12/24/2017 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix
- **Location:** 4703 N Ocean DR, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33308
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing donuts from a display case. As he turned around, he tripped on a power cord that was on the floor and fell to the ground, fracturing his right hip.

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