# Bruises, contusions at RICELAND FOODS
> OSHA SIR `20161110715` · 11/15/2016 · STUTTGART, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Farm tractor
## Employer
- **Name:** RICELAND FOODS
- **Location:** 2120 S. PARK AVE., STUTTGART, ARKANSAS, 72160
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing into the cab of a farm tractor. When the employee reached the top step of the tractor, the employee's hand slipped off the handle. The employee fell and hit the bottom step, suffering a head contusion and requiring overnight hospitalization.

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