# Fractures at Lowe's
> OSHA SIR `2022075995` · 7/10/2022 · SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's
- **Location:** 1601 Bechtle Avenue, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45504
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder after stocking an overhead shelf. The employee missed the last step of the ladder, fell to the floor, and suffered a broken hip.

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