# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Morgan Mechanical Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016021100` · 2/5/2016 · DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Morgan Mechanical Services, LLC
- **Location:** First Guaranty Bank, DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUISIANA, 70726
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working from a ladder at an elevation of approximately 8' fell from the ladder onto a carpeted floor and struck his head and back.  He was admitted to the hospital with a skull fracture and cranial bleeding.

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