# Bruises, contusions at MERS Goodwill
> OSHA SIR `20221110374` · 11/28/2022 · SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MERS Goodwill
- **Location:** 2420 W Clay Street, SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI, 63301
- **NAICS:** 453310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing overnight donation items into a donation bin to move inside for processing. The employee reached for the railing and stepped back when she lost her balance and fell down the steps. The employee landed on the concrete stairs/asphalt landing and sustained a head contusion.

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