# Fractures at PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS, INC. STORE #00451
> OSHA SIR `20231211597` · 12/22/2023 · ATHENS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS, INC. STORE #00451
- **Location:** 3620 Atlanta Hwy, ATHENS, GEORGIA, 30606
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a two-step step stool to stock product on shelves. The stool collapsed and the employee fell to the ground sustaining a fractured femur.

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