# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Hart Engineering Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024098962` · 9/25/2024 · TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hart Engineering Corporation
- **Location:** Taunton Wastewater Treatment Facility, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02780
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was ascending a ladder when their foot slipped, causing them to fall to the ground below and sustain a lower back injury. The employee was hospitalized.

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