# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Benson Industries Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021053995` · 5/15/2021 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Benson Industries Inc
- **Location:** 1 Congress Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder installing a panel and caulking units. The employee fell from the ladder onto the concrete pavement below. The ladder appeared to have struck the employee as it also fell. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized for a head laceration requiring sutures, a concussion, and broken ribs.

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