# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Yale-New Haven Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2021075507` · 7/6/2021 · NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **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:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Yale-New Haven Hospital
- **Location:** 20 York Street, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06510
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a medical cart in an operating room when they tripped over the wheels of a surgical table and struck the table before falling to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and suffered injuries to their arms, head, and neck, including a hyper-extended neck and tingling and weakness in both upper extremities.

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