# Fractures at BJ's Wholesale Club
> OSHA SIR `2022021854` · 2/28/2022 · NORTHBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** BJ's Wholesale Club
- **Location:** 6102 Shops Way, NORTHBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, 01532
- **NAICS:** 452311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 4:54 p.m. on February 28, 2022, an employee stepped backward and tripped on a pallet jack while placing items in a pickup area. The employee fell on top of the pallet jack, suffering a broken rib and a back injury. The employee was hospitalized.

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