# Fractures at Walmart Supercenter
> OSHA SIR `2023098623` · 9/18/2023 · TEMPLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Supercenter
- **Location:** 6801 West Adams Avenue, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76502
- **NAICS:** 452210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at the customer service desk answering phones. The employee turned around and tripped on a mat, resulting in a fall. The employee sustained an ankle fracture that required surgery.

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