# Bruises, contusions at Farmers Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2024087539` · 8/16/2024 · MARTELL, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Farmers Cooperative
- **Location:** 820 West Hallam Road, MARTELL, NEBRASKA, 68404
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while descending a ladder, landing on the ground 8-10 feet below and suffering a head contusion.

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