# Fractures at The Kroger Company
> OSHA SIR `2024109459` · 10/10/2024 · GAHANNA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** The Kroger Company
- **Location:** 300 N. Hamilton Road, GAHANNA, OHIO, 43230
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a three-step ladder. The employee fell at the last step, landing on the concrete floor and suffering a broken hip.

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