# Concussions at Nidera US LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016010102` · 1/6/2016 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nidera US LLC
- **Location:** 11700 South Torrence Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60617
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the tops on grain transport railcars. As he was closing the cover, a broken part of the walkway began to "flex," causing the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately 12 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a concussion.

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