# Fractures at Costco Wholesale
> OSHA SIR `2023021103` · 2/3/2023 · APPLETON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco Wholesale
- **Location:** 5401 Integrity Way, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54913
- **NAICS:** 452311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving material into a meat cooler. The employee slipped and fell, landing on their knee and suffering a broken left femur. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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