# Fractures at Amazon STL6 Fulfillment Center
> OSHA SIR `20241211637` · 12/16/2024 · EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Strapping, bands
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon STL6 Fulfillment Center
- **Location:** 3931 Lakeview Corporate Dr, EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62026
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 16, 2024, at approximately 8:21 AM, an employee was operating a forklift, picking up boxes in the bulk-floor items area. The employee dismounted the forklift and went to move or dislodge boxes of 85-inch televisions from a bin. The employee was pulling on the banding of the boxes when the banding snapped, causing the employee to fall backward onto the floor. The employee landed on their left hip and sustained a fractured hip requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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