# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Forterra
> OSHA SIR `2017021074` · 2/2/2017 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Forterra
- **Location:** 13201 Old Gentilly Road, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70129
- **NAICS:** 541620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell 8 feet through an opening in the floor into a pit that housed an inactive machine's engine components, suffering a head injury.

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