# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Atsalis Brothers Painting Co.
> OSHA SIR `2019087957` · 8/3/2019 · HOLDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and back
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-suspended staging
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Atsalis Brothers Painting Co.
- **Location:** Mauldin Street over I-190, HOLDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01520
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was painting touch-up areas while on a suspended work platform. The employee fell 12 feet off the platform, landing on a hard surface and suffering a back/shoulder 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*