# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at The Hitchcock Company
> OSHA SIR `2024087798` · 8/23/2024 · MOSSVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ducts  any material
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hitchcock Company
- **Location:** Caterpillar Mossville, MOSSVILLE, ILLINOIS, 61552
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 23, 2024, an employee was accessing ducts on top of a roof structure to take measurements. While transitioning from the top duct to the bottom duct, he fell approximately 5 feet, resulting in a head injury.

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