# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at ACR HVAC Mechanical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021937` · 2/21/2019 · ROSENBERG, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pressurized air-blast
## Employer
- **Name:** ACR HVAC Mechanical, Inc.
- **Location:** Lamar Support Services Bldg., ROSENBERG, TEXAS, 77471
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a 10-foot ladder, cutting into a copper line. A blast of pressurized air was released from the line and the employee fell, landing on the concrete floor 8 feet below. He suffered injuries to the head, back, and spine.

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