# Fractures at Havertys Furniture Companies
> OSHA SIR `2021042788` · 4/3/2021 · MOBILE, ALABAMA
## 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:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** Havertys Furniture Companies
- **Location:** 7033 AIRPORT BLVD., MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36608
- **NAICS:** 442110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking while carrying a book of rug samples when one sample fell from the book. The employee tripped over the sample and fell, resulting in a broken right hip and a sprained left wrist.

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