# Fractures at Tom Thumb
> OSHA SIR `2021087452` · 8/30/2021 · ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Tom Thumb
- **Location:** 25435 Perdido Beach Blvd, ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA, 36561
- **NAICS:** 445120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was leaving a store when a gust of hurricane-level wind picked her up and tossed her to the ground. She suffered a broken hip.

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