# Concussions at Scituate Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2021076377` · 7/31/2021 · SCITUATE, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Scituate Lumber
- **Location:** 622 Danielson Pike, SCITUATE, RHODE ISLAND, 02857
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a bundle of insulation when he tripped over the corner of a pallet, fell backward, and hit his head on the fork of a forklift, resulting in a concussion.

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