# Fractures at WALMART INC.
> OSHA SIR `20231211455` · 12/17/2023 · ROME, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **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:** WALMART INC.
- **Location:** 2510 Redmond Circle NW, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 17, 2023, an employee was in the back room of a store throwing trash away when her feet got caught on some shrink wrap attached to a pallet, causing her to trip and fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fracture to her left shoulder.

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