# Fractures at The Kroger Co. dba Kroger #L711
> OSHA SIR `2023032277` · 3/13/2023 · MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Buckets, baskets, pails
## Employer
- **Name:** The Kroger Co. dba Kroger #L711
- **Location:** 415 South 42nd Street, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking away from the check lane to go to the office when they tripped over a handbasket that was on floor and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.

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