# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at MERCY HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2019088516` · 8/18/2019 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Blackboards, bulletin boards, mirrors-stand-alone
## Employer
- **Name:** MERCY HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 4300 W. MEMORIAL RD., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73120
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a restroom. He discovered water spots on the floor in one of the stalls and placed a caution sign on the floor. As he was about to get a mop, he tripped over the sign and fell to the floor, suffering facial contusions and neck strain. He was hospitalized, undergoing spine surgery.

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