# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Generac Power Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191111500` · 11/4/2019 · WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Generac Power Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 757 N Newcomb Street, WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN, 53190
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/4/19, an employee was standing on the bottom row of parts racking approximately 1 foot above the floor to retrieve parts from the top row, which was approximately 5 feet above the floor. At approximately 12:17 p.m., the employee fell backwards from the bottom rack. Her head hit the floor, and the parts bin slid out of the rack and also struck her head. She was hospitalized with a head injury.

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