# Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified at Safety Kleen Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021348` · 2/8/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Safety Kleen Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 17340 Rental Car Avenue, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
- **NAICS:** 562112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from the top of a tank on a truck and was opening a dome lid to relieve pressure when he slipped and fell approximately 7 feet to a concrete surface. He suffered a spinal injury and was hospitalized.

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