# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at H&K Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021042865` · 4/6/2021 · KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Catwalks
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** H&K Group, Inc.
- **Location:** Long Lane Road & Rt 78, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19530
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending from a catwalk when they missed the step onto the ladder and fell approximately 21 feet to the ground, sustaining a fractured pelvis, a chipped spine, a concussion, and a laceration to the face.

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