# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Department of Navy
> OSHA SIR `2021010529` · 1/20/2021 · INDIAN HEAD, MARYLAND
## 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:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Navy
- **Location:** 4477 McMahon Rd., Suite 115, INDIAN HEAD, MARYLAND, 20640
- **NAICS:** 325920
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While inspecting a portable dumpster, an employee climbed up the side of the dumpster using rungs that were integrated into the exterior frame of the dumpster. As he climbed the ladder, he fell backward approximately 2 feet to the ground, resulting in possible damage to his 5th and 6th vertebrae.

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