# Concussions at Sal Paone, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211110261` · 11/30/2021 · PLYMOUTH MEETING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-improvised staging
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sal Paone, Inc.
- **Location:** Alexander Dr or Sabastian Dr, PLYMOUTH MEETING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19462
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing drywall inside a home, working from a wooden plank positioned across the top of a doorframe and a metal plank. The plank shifted and the worker fell to the plywood floor more than 10 feet below and struck his head resulting in a loss of consciousness and concussion. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

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