# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at FlightSafety Services Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020087619` · 8/12/2020 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FlightSafety Services Corporation
- **Location:** McConnell AFB, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67221
- **NAICS:** 611512
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending the ladder of an elevated cargo loader when he slipped and fell, landing on the ground about 10 feet below. He suffered head and back injuries including fractured vertebrae, an acute subdural hematoma, and an intraparenchymal hematoma of the brain.

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