# Bruises, contusions at Nevada Army National Guard
> OSHA SIR `20191212984` · 12/18/2019 · CARSON CITY, NEVADA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Handrails, banisters
## Employer
- **Name:** Nevada Army National Guard
- **Location:** 2444 Fairview Drive, CARSON CITY, NEVADA, 89701
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while trying to access a 5-ton truck in a maintenance shop. The employee's throat struck a handrail and suffered a contusion.

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