# Fractures at Publix
> OSHA SIR `20171211802` · 12/12/2017 · THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix
- **Location:** 1120 Bichara Blvd., THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA, 32159
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking material out of a freezer and walking by a bread rack when she tripped over shelving that was leaning against the bread racks and fell to the floor. She broke both knees and was hospitalized overnight.

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