# Fractures at Havertys Furniture
> OSHA SIR `20221210552` · 12/5/2022 · PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Havertys Furniture
- **Location:** 2000 Tamiami Trail, PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA, 33948
- **NAICS:** 442110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee ascended a ladder to retrieve a comforter from a shelf. While descending the ladder, the employee missed a step and fell to the floor, resulting in a possible hip fracture.

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