# Concussions at Ellsworth Air Force Base
> OSHA SIR `2019032561` · 3/10/2019 · ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Ellsworth Air Force Base
- **Location:** 1958 Scott Drive, ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57706
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking on base, an employee slipped on ice and fell backwards. The employee's head struck the ground. The employee suffered a concussion and a laceration to the back of the head.

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