# Fractures at THE STOP & SHOP SUPERMARKET COMPANY, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022119665` · 11/3/2022 · NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** THE STOP & SHOP SUPERMARKET COMPANY, LLC
- **Location:** 228 South Main Street, NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, 06470
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading empty pallets on a trailer. He slipped on the outside dock and fell backward; his leg was caught between the dock and the trailer. An electric pallet jack then ran over his leg, resulting in a femur fracture.

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