# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at WASHINGTON UNITED TERMINALS INC
> OSHA SIR `2019043669` · 4/9/2019 · TACOMA, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WASHINGTON UNITED TERMINALS INC
- **Location:** Container Ship: Hyundai Voyager, TACOMA, WASHINGTON, 98421
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was locking and unlocking container cones aboard a container ship utilizing a lashing rod. The employee slipped and fell due to wet conditions on the deck, landing on a lower deck about 4-6 feet below and suffering a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.

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