# Fractures at Walmart #298
> OSHA SIR `2015096480` · 9/5/2015 · SARDIS CITY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart #298
- **Location:** 1972 US HWY 431, SARDIS CITY, ALABAMA, 35957
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee broke a knee while climbing down a ladder. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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