# Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. at Redi-Mix, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017042975` · 4/1/2017 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ear(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Redi-Mix, LLC
- **Location:** 5226 Crystal Lake Blvd., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75236
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting a vehicle when it started to move, causing him to lose his balance. He fell backward and hit his head on the ground/concrete, busting his eardrum. The parking brake was not engaged at the time of the incident.

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