# Fractures at Walmart Supercenter
> OSHA SIR `2020043103` · 4/5/2020 · SIDNEY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Supercenter
- **Location:** 3001 Silverburg Drive, SIDNEY, NEBRASKA, 69162
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was in the back room with a cart and was speaking with another associate. The injured employee then stepped backwards out the back door and fell from the dock to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a broken femur.

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