# Concussions at St. Joseph the Worker School
> OSHA SIR `2024010829` · 1/26/2024 · OREFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ball, stick, and throwing sports equipment
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Joseph the Worker School
- **Location:** 1858 Applewood Drive, OREFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 18069
- **NAICS:** 611110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was supervising indoor recess at a school. A volleyball struck the employee's head, causing a head injury and a concussion.

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