# Concussions at Ohio Valley Waste Service Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023020998` · 2/1/2023 · LISBON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sheet metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Valley Waste Service Inc.
- **Location:** 13850 State Route 45, LISBON, OHIO, 44432
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stacking sheet metal on a rack when a piece fell out of the rack and struck the employee. The employee then fell backward and struck his head, causing him to lose consciousness and sustain a concussion.

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