# Bruises, contusions at JOST CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021010672` · 1/25/2021 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Scalp
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** JOST CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
- **Location:** 8150 Lackland Road, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63114
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a motor line and fell through a hole, approximately 8 feet, to the surface below striking their head and losing consciousness. The employee suffered a contusion to the back of the head and was hospitalized.

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