# Fractures at Kroger Limited Partnership
> OSHA SIR `2020043412` · 4/14/2020 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger Limited Partnership
- **Location:** 3070 Water St., DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 14, 2020, an employee was retrieving produce from a walk-in cooler. The employee tripped on a pallet and fell forward onto the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured nose and contusions to the cheek and forehead.

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