# Fractures at CVS Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2022043548` · 4/25/2022 · NORTH SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** CVS Distribution Center
- **Location:** 150 Industrial Drive, NORTH SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND, 02896
- **NAICS:** 424210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking boxes off the back pallet in a racking system. The employee tripped over the front pallet (which was on the floor in front of the rack) and fell on her hip. The hip was broken and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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