# Fractures at Menards Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2017109495` · 10/3/2017 · HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Menards Distribution Center
- **Location:** 14500 CR 15, HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO, 43554
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 3, 2017, at 8:25 p.m., an employee was stepping into the back of a semi trailer loaded with stock when he stepped in the gap between the semi trailer and the loading dock. He fell into the opening, broke his leg, and was hospitalized for surgery.

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