# Cuts, lacerations at Penney OpCo LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022021445` · 2/15/2022 · ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Scalp
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Penney OpCo LLC
- **Location:** 2000 North Point Circle, ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, 30022
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a step stool hanging merchandise in the accessory department. While stepping down from the stool, the employee fell and hit her head on a fixture. The employee sustained a cut on the back of her head, which required stitches.

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