# Fractures at Sam's Club
> OSHA SIR `2024065075` · 6/8/2024 · THORNTON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Sam's Club
- **Location:** 9601 Grant Street, THORNTON, COLORADO, 80229
- **NAICS:** 452311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing rotisserie chickens in the deli area when he noticed water on the floor by the ovens. While approaching to clean it up, he slipped on the water, fell, and suffered a broken ankle. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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