# Fractures at Walmart Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2017010847` · 1/27/2017 · TOBYHANNA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Distribution Center
- **Location:** 100 Veterans Drive, TOBYHANNA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18466
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped on rope on the floor and fell, breaking his right femur.

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