# Fractures at Costco Wholesale
> OSHA SIR `2023043609` · 4/22/2023 · STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Fruits, nuts, vegetables
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco Wholesale
- **Location:** 245 Stafford Park Boulevard, STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY, 08050
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking to take her break when she slipped on a blueberry and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a hip fracture that required hospitalization.

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