# Fractures at Stop and Shop
> OSHA SIR `2023076778` · 7/27/2023 · MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND
## 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:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Stop and Shop
- **Location:** 1360 West Main Road, MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02842
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking around a bin of watermelons on the sales floor when they tripped on the corner of a pallet. The employee fell onto her right hip and knee, resulting in a fracture to the right femoral head.

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