# Fractures at Walmart #0423
> OSHA SIR `2020098490` · 9/6/2020 · ALABASTER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **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:** Walmart #0423
- **Location:** 630 Colonial Promenade Pkwy, ALABASTER, ALABAMA, 35007
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had placed a package on a pallet and was returning to their position on the line when they tripped on the pallet and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left humerus, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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