# Bruises, contusions at South Florida Truck & Equipment Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017087832` · 8/15/2017 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** South Florida Truck & Equipment Co.
- **Location:** 7015 E. Adamo Dr., TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing a truck while standing on a ladder when the employee fell 5 feet to the ground, suffering head and back contusions.

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