# Fractures at Big Lots Stores, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021020894` · 2/1/2021 · VENICE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Big Lots Stores, Inc.
- **Location:** Store 529, VENICE, FLORIDA, 34285
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading freight when they tripped on a pallet and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured right femur.

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