# Fractures at Kroger
> OSHA SIR `2021075485` · 7/5/2021 · COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(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:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger
- **Location:** 3535 Longmire Drive, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, 77845
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over the power cord for a piece of cleaning equipment as she walked away from it. She fell to the ground, suffered a broken hip, and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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