# Fractures at JO-ANN STORES, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019088394` · 8/14/2019 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JO-ANN STORES, LLC
- **Location:** 1050 Aspenwood Road, AKRON, OHIO, 44333
- **NAICS:** 451130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder after putting material away on shelves. She fell to the ground, hitting her hand and head and twisting her ankle and leg. She was hospitalized with a broken femur.

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