# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at FLEET READINESS COMMAND SOUTHWEST
> OSHA SIR `2018099660` · 9/18/2018 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FLEET READINESS COMMAND SOUTHWEST
- **Location:** FLEET READINESS CENTER SW, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92135
- **NAICS:** 336411
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On 9/18/2018, an employee was descending a staircase from scaffolding on an aircraft wing when the employee slipped and fell. The employee's head struck the staircase, causing an injury that required hospitalization.

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