# Fractures at WalMart SuperCenter
> OSHA SIR `20191213180` · 12/26/2019 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** WalMart SuperCenter
- **Location:** 8301 North Church Road, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64158
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While lifting return totes, an employee heard a popping sound between the right shoulder and elbow. Approximately 2 hours later, the employee lifted another tote and heard the popping sound again. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm.

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