# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Leslie Equipment Company
> OSHA SIR `2016010463` · 1/18/2016 · PLEASANT VALLEY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Leslie Equipment Company
- **Location:** 2098 Lillian Lane, PLEASANT VALLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 26554
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder to retrieve parts from a overhead shelf. He lost his balance and fell approximately 5 feet to the floor injuring his lower back.

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