# Fractures at Nordstrom Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `20241110632` · 11/14/2024 · PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(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:** Nordstrom Incorporated
- **Location:** 510 Bergen Town Center, PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY, 07652
- **NAICS:** 452210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a step stool and adding stock. The employee lost balance while stepping off the stool and fell to the floor on her left side. The employee sustained a broken left wrist.

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