# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado
> OSHA SIR `2025077035` · 7/19/2025 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## 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:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado
- **Location:** 2845 Janitell Road, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80906
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder, using a stick to push a blanket to unblock a tunnel. The ladder started to shake and the employee fell from the ladder, landing on his back on the concrete floor. He sustained a fracture to his lower back, pelvis fractures, and a concussion.

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