# Concussions at SERVICE ELECTRIC CO.
> OSHA SIR `2019088869` · 8/26/2019 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SERVICE ELECTRIC CO.
- **Location:** Alabama Power Material Storage Yard, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35203
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading equipment into the rear storage area of a company truck when the employee's right elbow struck an inside latch mechanism on the rear storage door. The employee then fainted and fell backward. The employee's head struck the ground, causing a concussion.

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