# Concussions at Jose Ponce
> OSHA SIR `2016042935` · 4/7/2016 · RICHWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Jose Ponce
- **Location:** 4501 Hwy 288 B, RICHWOOD, TEXAS, 77515
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking up the stairway while carrying a sheet of sheet rock. A gust of wind came and caught the sheet rock like a kite, knocking the injured employee backwards. He lost his balance and fell 5 to 6 feet to the ground, suffering a concussion.

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