# Fractures at Walgreens
> OSHA SIR `2023043820` · 4/28/2023 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Walgreens
- **Location:** 1530 Lafayette Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63104
- **NAICS:** 446110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lifted a tote, turned, and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The employee sustained a spine fracture.

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