# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at U.S. Department of Navy/Bethesda Navy Exchange Service
> OSHA SIR `2015031556` · 3/29/2015 · BETHESDA, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Navy/Bethesda Navy Exchange Service
- **Location:** 8961 Wisconsin Avenue, BETHESDA, MARYLAND, 20889
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a step ladder to get an item for a customer. As she descended the ladder, she missed a step and fell. She was hospitalized with a head injury.

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