# Fractures at Hannaford Supermarket
> OSHA SIR `20231110905` · 11/29/2023 · OXFORD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hannaford Supermarket
- **Location:** 1603 Main Street, OXFORD, MAINE, 04270
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was arranging products on a display shelf when they lost balance and fell 18 inches from a step stool to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured hip and required surgery.

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