# Fractures at Lowe's Home Improvement
> OSHA SIR `2019011050` · 1/29/2019 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Improvement
- **Location:** 940 Interstate Parkway, AKRON, OHIO, 44312
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hospitalized for a broken ankle after slipping and falling on snow and ice in the parking lot.

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