# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at AURORA ORGANIC DAIRY
> OSHA SIR `2022032734` · 3/28/2022 · PLATTEVILLE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AURORA ORGANIC DAIRY
- **Location:** 6788 HWY 66, PLATTEVILLE, COLORADO, 80651
- **NAICS:** 112120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Part of an automated conveyor track had become unaligned and four employees were troubleshooting the problem. One of them climbed onto the conveyor belt (about 2 1/2 feet above ground level) and braced himself on a guard cable (about 2 feet above the conveyor, aligned with the side of the belt) while sitting on another guard cable (about 1 foot above the conveyor belt). Both cables failed while the employee was trying to manipulate the conveyor with his legs/feet. He fell to the floor, striking his head and suffering two skull fractures and a brain bleed.

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