# Fractures at Walmart Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010405` · 1/15/2021 · TRION, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Inc.
- **Location:** 13427 US-27, TRION, GEORGIA, 30753
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on top of a ladder to scan bins on the top shelf. As the employee descended the ladder, her leg became caught between the ladder's steps, causing her to twist her right knee and resulting in a knee fracture.

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