# Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages at Opal Foods LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020010882` · 1/27/2020 · NEOSHO, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Opal Foods LLC
- **Location:** 17331 State Highway D, NEOSHO, MISSOURI, 64850
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder installing a tankless hot water heater. While descending the ladder, the employee missed a step and fell, suffering a laceration to the head and a brain bleed.

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