# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Hardy Construction
> OSHA SIR `20231211273` · 12/11/2023 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hardy Construction
- **Location:** 1600 7th Ave South, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35233
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about 8 feet high on a 12-foot ladder, securing a pipe with a duct lift and chain fall in preparation for pipe installation. The employee was adding a second chain fall and installing an anchor when a cut section of the pipe shifted and struck the ladder. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering injuries to the head, back, and left side.

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