# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at The Order of Saint Paul, First Hermit-The Pauline Fathers
> OSHA SIR `2018032941` · 3/27/2018 · DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** The Order of Saint Paul, First Hermit-The Pauline Fathers
- **Location:** 654 Ferry Street, DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18901
- **NAICS:** 813110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dusting a window sill from a 6-foot step ladder when the employee fell to the ground, suffering a hand laceration and bruised ribs resulting in breathing difficulty that required hospitalization.

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