# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at The Lowell General Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2021076402` · 7/31/2021 · LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Patient
- **Secondary source:** Fire extinguishers
## Employer
- **Name:** The Lowell General Hospital
- **Location:** 1 Hospital Drive, LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, 01852
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A nurse was sitting at a nurse's station. A patient struck the nurse on the head with a fire extinguisher, knocking the nurse unconscious.

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