# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at ERMC, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019021335` · 2/6/2019 · PEARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
## Employer
- **Name:** ERMC, LLC
- **Location:** 11200 Broadway Street, PEARLAND, TEXAS, 77584
- **NAICS:** 448190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a storefront sign using an 8-foot step ladder. While descending the ladder, the employee slipped and fell backwards, hitting the sidewalk with the back of his head. The employee was hospitalized.

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