# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at PILLAR CONSTRUCTION INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021021511` · 2/19/2021 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PILLAR CONSTRUCTION INC.
- **Location:** 1630 Columbia Road, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20009
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down built-in scaffolding steps. He slipped on the fourth step and landed on his back against the steps while sliding down. He suffered a lower back injury.

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