# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at NESTLE PURINA
> OSHA SIR `2015053063` · 5/20/2015 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** NESTLE PURINA
- **Location:** 4502 PACKERS AVE, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64504
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 6' stationary ladder in order to unjam a line. He was approximately 6' high when he reached for and missed the handrail. He then lost his balance and fell backwards to the floor, hitting his arm on a conveyer and landing on his backside and knee. He complained of a sore arm and was hospitalized for surgery to the injured arm.

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