# Concussions at Wickersham Construction
> OSHA SIR `2016076553` · 7/19/2016 · LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Wickersham Construction
- **Location:** Lancaster North Pumping Station, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17602
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped on a metal grate that had a weak corner from where a pipe was penetrating through the grate, lost his balance, and fell 10-16 feet into a sloped pit. The employee sustained a soft tissue injury to his left leg and ankle and a mild concussion.

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