# Fractures at Lowe's
> OSHA SIR `2023053986` · 5/3/2023 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(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:** Chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's
- **Location:** 5155 Lenox Ave., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32205
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sitting on a stool at a desk. As they went to stand up, they tripped over the bottom of the stool and fell. The employee sustained a hip fracture 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*