# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at M. O'Herron Company
> OSHA SIR `2016021485` · 2/17/2016 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** M. O'Herron Company
- **Location:** 146 Hillson Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15227
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting a parked vehicle on the jobsite, slipped on ice, and fell onto concrete. The employee suffered a concussion and a compression fracture to the back.

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