# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Flamingo Appliance Services
> OSHA SIR `20241010001` · 10/28/2024 · ALACHUA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Flamingo Appliance Services
- **Location:** 10833 Palmetto Blvd (private home), ALACHUA, FLORIDA, 32615
- **NAICS:** 811412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a dryer in a customer's home. He fell while retrieving a screw that had dropped and hit the back of his head when he landed. The employee was found on the floor and couldn't feel his hands. The employee was hospitalized.

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