# Fractures at Meijer, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181212480` · 12/5/2018 · HAMILTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Meijer, Inc.
- **Location:** 1554 Main St., HAMILTON, OHIO, 45013
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was greeting customers at a grocery store entrance. While trying to help another employee push carts into the building, he tripped over his co-worker's feet and fell to the floor. He suffered cracked ribs and possible internal injuries.

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