# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Planned Companies
> OSHA SIR `2020099227` · 9/29/2020 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Planned Companies
- **Location:** 540 West 25th St, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10001
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a stepladder to check the coolant level on a roof. When the employee tried to open the cooling tower door, the handle broke off and he slipped and fell. He landed on his back about 3 feet below. He was hospitalized.

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