# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at BURLINGTON STORES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023054509` · 5/20/2023 · MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Floor irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** BURLINGTON STORES, INC.
- **Location:** 444 Rte 211 E., MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK, 10940
- **NAICS:** 452210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking toward the back of the store on the sales floor when she tripped on a raised tile, injuring her knee. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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