# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Tropitone Furniture Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016054426` · 5/19/2016 · SARASOTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ropes, ties, chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tropitone Furniture Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 1401 Commerce Blvd., SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34243
- **NAICS:** 442110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing up a bundle of compressed cardboard to twist the metal wiring closed when his nose was struck and lacerated by the metal tie. He then lost his balance, fell backward, and struck his head on the concrete floor. He required hospitalization.

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