# Fractures at Publix Super Markets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023076194` · 7/12/2023 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Curbs
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- **Location:** 12620 Beach Boulevard, Suite 12, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32246
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 13, 2023, an employee was walking toward the parking lot to retrieve a grocery cart when his left foot hit the edge of the curb. The employee fell forward onto the pathway, resulting in fractures to three ribs.

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