# Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages at Penrose-St. Frances Health Services
> OSHA SIR `2016098666` · 9/13/2016 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Penrose-St. Frances Health Services
- **Location:** 2222 N. CASCADE, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80909
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a step stool reaching up for equipment when she fell, sustaining head injuries including brain bleeding and requiring hospitalization.

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