# Bruises, contusions at Cincinnati Zoo
> OSHA SIR `2017043163` · 4/7/2017 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** Cincinnati Zoo
- **Location:** 3400 Vine St., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45220
- **NAICS:** 712130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a pathway when she lost her balance and fell down a flight of stairs. She hit her head on the sidewalk and suffered a head contusion.

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