# Fractures at Stop & Shop
> OSHA SIR `2023010423` · 1/13/2023 · CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Stop & Shop
- **Location:** 299 Chelmsford Street, CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01824
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January, 13, 2023, at 11:54 AM, an employee was putting plastic into a recycling bin next to the cardboard baler. He took a step backward and tripped on a pallet that was placed in front of the baler. The employee sustained a left femur fracture that required surgery.

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