# Fractures at Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181212346` · 12/1/2018 · THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
- **Location:** 1566 Bella Cruz Drive, THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA, 32159
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking backwards while pulling a pallet jack and tripped and fell resulting in a fractured left leg.

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