# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
> OSHA SIR `2017065886` · 6/27/2017 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- **Location:** 3400 Spruce Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19104
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a light ballast while standing on a self-supporting ladder when the employee fell off. The employee's head hit the ground, requiring hospitalization.

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