# Fractures at Walmart, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211157` · 12/3/2024 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Non-riding pallet jack
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart, Inc.
- **Location:** 4198 Nakoosa Trl, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53714
- **NAICS:** 452210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making a bale in the back room. The employee was moving a pallet jack through a narrow space between the baler and another pallet of merchandise when their hand slipped from the pallet jack. The employee lost their balance and fell backward to the ground, resulting in a fractured hip.

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