# Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages at Way Mechanical, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `20201111124` · 11/24/2020 · FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Way Mechanical, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 14221 Heritage Circle, FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS, 75234
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an extension ladder to descend from a roof. The ladder slipped on the wet asphalt, and the employee fell about 10 feet to the ground on top of the ladder. The employee suffered a broken nose; fractures to an eye orbit, the sternum, and a knee; a head contusion; and brain bleeding.

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