# Fractures at Costco Wholesale Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024109954` · 10/25/2024 · POOLER, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco Wholesale Corporation
- **Location:** 200 Mosaic Circle, POOLER, GEORGIA, 31322
- **NAICS:** 452311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing a board at the sink in the food service area. The employee stepped back, tripped over a raised drainage gate, and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right femur.

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