# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Electrical Corporation of America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017077090` · 7/28/2017 · DE SOTO, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Electrical Corporation of America, Inc.
- **Location:** 35400 W. 91st St., DE SOTO, KANSAS, 66018
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tracing overhead conduit in a mechanical room. The room has HVAC ductwork that runs from the ceiling down to 2' x 2' louvers in the floor. As the employee was looking up at the conduit, he stepped backwards and fell through one of the louvers approximately 10 feet to a lower level, suffering a head injury.

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