# Fractures at The Kroger Company
> OSHA SIR `2018055143` · 5/25/2018 · GAHANNA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Kroger Company
- **Location:** 300 N. Hamilton Road, GAHANNA, OHIO, 43230
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a freezer, standing on a two-step ladder. The employee reached for a box, lost balance, and landed flat-footed. The employee's left knee was hyperextended and sustained a fracture.

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