# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Wayne-Sanderson Farms
> OSHA SIR `2024065669` · 6/25/2024 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes and tubes  plastic, PVC, rubber
## Employer
- **Name:** Wayne-Sanderson Farms
- **Location:** 254 Ipsco Street, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a leaking section of PVC pipe from a 10-foot ladder when the pipe fell from its bracing and struck the ladder. The employee fell to the floor and was hospitalized with a head injury.

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