# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Copart of Washington, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024065751` · 6/27/2024 · TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Tow truck
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Copart of Washington, Inc
- **Location:** 1154 Addison Ave West, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
- **NAICS:** 423110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing onto the deck of a flatbed tow truck using the cab s steps and a grab handle located near the driver door when he lost his balance and fell backward off the deck to the ground. He was hospitalized with a collapsed lung and a concussion.

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