# Fractures at Publix Super Markets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065403` · 6/21/2022 · SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- **Location:** 125 Jenkins Street, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, 32086
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 21, 2022, at approximately 6:53 a.m., an employee fell from a two-step ladder while pushing boxes and gathering supplies. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right knee and required surgery.

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