# Bruises, contusions at Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021697` · 2/24/2021 · WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Scalp
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester, Inc.
- **Location:** 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, 10605
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking from their car into the building when the employee slipped and fell on black ice in the parking lot, resulting in a contusion on the back of the head and back pain.

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