# Intracranial injuries  unspecified at The Home Depot
> OSHA SIR `20241211187` · 12/4/2024 · STERLING, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** The Home Depot
- **Location:** 1614 West Main Street, STERLING, COLORADO, 80751
- **NAICS:** 444130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a step ladder to bring a box of duct tape down from about 6-8 feet up. The employee stumbled and fell from the ladder to the floor, striking his head on the concrete and suffering a head injury.

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