# Fractures at Wal-Mart
> OSHA SIR `20231110788` · 11/22/2023 · MANCHESTER, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(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:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Wal-Mart
- **Location:** 201 Highlands Blvd. Dr., MANCHESTER, MISSOURI, 63011
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was throwing plastic trash into a large trash bag when her foot got caught on the bag, causing her to trip and fall. The employee sustained a broken wrist and a mouth injury.

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