# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service - Apple Valley
> OSHA SIR `2017054340` · 5/12/2017 · APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Apple Valley
- **Location:** 22099 California 18, APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 92307
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was pulling mail containers toward a truck trailer when the employee walked backwards off the loading dock, hitting the concrete and suffering a head injury.

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