# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Carter Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2023109449` · 10/12/2023 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-improvised staging
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Carter Lumber
- **Location:** 7220 Carrie St Ext, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16509
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing insulation services at a residential house under construction. The porch for the house wasn t poured yet and there was a metal gangplank over the porch area. The employee was carrying insulation into the house when he fell approximately 4.5 feet off the gangplank and hit his head on a rock on the ground. The employee sustained a head injury.

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