# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Qvest Sanitation, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2021010671` · 1/25/2021 · HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Qvest Sanitation, LLC.
- **Location:** 2700 Clemens Rd, HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 19440
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While descending an 8-foot ladder an employee slipped off of a rung and fell backward, hitting his head on a 4-foot metal safety pole during the fall. The employee sustained a head injury.

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