# Intracranial injuries  unspecified at Purdy Enterprises Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024042913` · 4/2/2024 · KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Purdy Enterprises Inc
- **Location:** 1410 W 26th St, KEARNEY, NEBRASKA, 68845
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the fourth rung of a 6-foot ladder while pushing fish tape when the fish tape got stuck. As the employee shifted their weight, the ladder shifted and fell out from under them, causing them to fall head-first to the concrete ground. This resulted in head trauma.

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