# Fractures at Whole Foods Market
> OSHA SIR `20211211189` · 12/31/2021 · BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over self
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Whole Foods Market
- **Location:** 170 Great Road, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01730
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee became lightheaded while bagging groceries. The employee turned, tripped, and fell to the floor, suffering a lower back fracture.

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