# Pinched nerve at Occidental Chemical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017054075` · 5/4/2017 · GEISMAR, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Pinched nerve
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Occidental Chemical Corporation
- **Location:** 8318 Ashland Road, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA, 70734
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a vertical metal ladder. When he stepped over a bar, he hit the back of his head, which caused him to fall backwards 1 to 1.5 feet, landing on the ground. He suffered nerve pain, bilateral arm weakness, and a pinched nerved in his neck.

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