# Fractures at Swansea Rural King, Inc. dba Big R Farm and Home
> OSHA SIR `2024021704` · 2/24/2024 · SWANSEA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Swansea Rural King, Inc. dba Big R Farm and Home
- **Location:** 2801 N Illinois Street, SWANSEA, ILLINOIS, 62226
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were lifting merchandise off a pallet when the injured employee's foot was caught on the bottom of the pallet, causing her to fall to the floor. The injured employee's left hip was broken.

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