# Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages at Durham School Services, L.P.
> OSHA SIR `2021010723` · 1/26/2021 · STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Durham School Services, L.P.
- **Location:** 70 Chestnut Street, STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06615
- **NAICS:** 485410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was leaning over the side of a dumpster with his upper body inside the dumpster and his legs hanging outside. When he swung himself up from the position to his feet, he lost consciousness and fell to the ground, striking his head on the concrete. The employee suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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