# Fractures at Stop and Shop
> OSHA SIR `2019065713` · 6/6/2019 · HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Stop and Shop
- **Location:** 132 Fulton Ave, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, 11550
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was taking in a delivery while standing on the ramp of the receiving dock. The delivery driver pulled away from the ramp while the employee was taking in the delivery and the employee fell four feet from the dock to the ground below and broke the right knee cap.

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