# Fractures at Rent A Center
> OSHA SIR `2018032991` · 3/28/2018 · WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Rent A Center
- **Location:** 107 Thomaston Ave, WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, 06702
- **NAICS:** 532299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lowered a truck lift gate to unloading the trailer at a store. He was pulling a table to the back (end) of the trailer when the table became caught on a stirrup, causing him to trip/fall and strike his jaw. He suffered a fractured jaw and was hospitalized.

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