# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Kohls, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109605` · 10/16/2024 · MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Fixed ladder or fire escape
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Kohls, Inc.
- **Location:** 3500 Salzman Road, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45044
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 16, 2024, an employee was descending a caged ladder after clearing a conveyor jam on a raised catwalk. Below the point where the cage stopped, the employee missed a rung and fell. The employee hit her chin on the last rung of the ladder and rolled to the ground. She was hospitalized with a vertebral compression fracture, fractured ribs, and a brain bleed.

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