# Intracranial injuries, n.e.c. at Nathan Hemingway
> OSHA SIR `20191111910` · 11/15/2019 · EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nathan Hemingway
- **Location:** 96 Governor's Dr, EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND, 02818
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder about 10 to 12 feet up when his foot slipped through the rungs and he fell backwards to the ground. The ladder then fell on him. His head either struck the ground or was hit by the ladder, causing a bruise on the brain that required hospitalization.

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