# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at VERIZON
> OSHA SIR `2021020994` · 2/3/2021 · COVENTRY, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** VERIZON
- **Location:** 799 Hill Farm Road, COVENTRY, RHODE ISLAND, 02816
- **NAICS:** 517210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A technician was exiting a customer's premises after knocking on the door when he slipped on ice and fell, striking the back of his head on the granite steps. The employee suffered a fractured skull and concussion, including internal bleeding.

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