# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at AMSOIL, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20191212965` · 12/17/2019 · SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AMSOIL, INC.
- **Location:** 2206 WINTER ST., SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, 54880
- **NAICS:** 324191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 17, 2019, at 11:00 AM, two employees were in a scissor lift in an elevated position repairing a natural gas furnace. One of the employees was not contained by the safety gear of the scissor lift and fell approximately 8 feet onto the floor of the warehouse. The employee sustained a fractured skull, fractured vertebrae, and bleeding on the brain as a result of the fall.

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