# Fractures at Kroger #598
> OSHA SIR `2020065765` · 6/20/2020 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger #598
- **Location:** 3600 Soldano Boulevard, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped and fell over a step stool while getting product off a shelf, suffering a broken right hip.

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