# Fractures at Stop & Shop
> OSHA SIR `2019066392` · 6/25/2019 · NORTH READING, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** Stop & Shop
- **Location:** 97 Main Street, NORTH READING, MASSACHUSETTS, 01864
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking across a parking lot, an employee tripped over an ergonomic mat that had been placed over a drain hole. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip.

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