# Fractures at TARGET
> OSHA SIR `2021021295` · 2/12/2021 · LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TARGET
- **Location:** 620 GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGHWAY, LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND, 02865
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had climbed up a ladder to backstock a 5-pound bag of coffee onto shelving. After placing the item on the shelf, she was descending the ladder and missed a step. The employee fell to the concrete floor and sustained a left hip fracture.

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