# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at W Painting & Maintenance
> OSHA SIR `2024087597` · 8/18/2024 · METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** W Painting & Maintenance
- **Location:** 300 David Dr., METAIRIE, LOUISIANA, 70003
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to perform a painting task. The employee slipped off the ladder and fell backward to the concrete ground. He struck the back of his head and sustained head trauma.

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