# Fractures at Walmart Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010680` · 1/22/2023 · CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Synthetic detergents and shampoos
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Inc.
- **Location:** 1212 W McCord St., CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS, 62801
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 22, 2023, at 4:12 PM, an employee was unloading pallets from a trailer when a leaking bottle of detergent caused the employee to slip and fall. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their right wrist and hand that required hospitalization and surgery.

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