# Fractures at COSTCO WHOLESALE
> OSHA SIR `20181010656` · 10/16/2018 · AVON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** COSTCO WHOLESALE
- **Location:** 35804 DETROIT ROAD, AVON, OHIO, 44011
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 16, 2018, an employee was using a ladder to retrieve a box of crab legs from the freezer area when the employee lost balance and fell from the ladder, suffering a broken right wrist that required hospitalization.

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