# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at DICK'S Sporting Goods
> OSHA SIR `2024087440` · 8/13/2024 · ALGONQUIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ball, stick, and throwing sports equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** DICK'S Sporting Goods
- **Location:** 1816 Randall Road, ALGONQUIN, ILLINOIS, 60102
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a ladder to retrieve a set of golf clubs from a shelf. While descending the ladder, the golf clubs slipped and struck him in the head, causing him to fall to the floor. The employee sustained a right hip and femur injury.

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