# Fractures at Walmart
> OSHA SIR `20181213197` · 12/26/2018 · HOLTON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart
- **Location:** 427 S Arizona Ave, HOLTON, KANSAS, 66436
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder in the back room and missed the last step. The employee fell and suffered a broken hip and minor lacerations.

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