# Fractures at Walgreens Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2022021167` · 2/8/2022 · EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Walgreens Distribution Center
- **Location:** 28 Gateway Commerce Center Drive, West, EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62025
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in the parking lot when they slipped on ice and fell, fracturing their lower right leg. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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