# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Ohio Health Doctor's Hospital West
> OSHA SIR `2017054010` · 5/2/2017 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Health Doctor's Hospital West
- **Location:** 5100 West Broad Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 2, 2017, an employee was injured while transporting a patient. The employee was exiting an elevator with the patient on a bed. When the employee pulled on the footboard, it came off striking the employee in the head. The employee fell to the floor, again striking their head. The employee was hospitalized for a skull fracture and brain bleed.

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