# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at South Florida Appliance, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211211141` · 12/29/2021 · HIALEAH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** South Florida Appliance, Inc.
- **Location:** 1890 West 4th Avenue, HIALEAH, FLORIDA, 33010
- **NAICS:** 443141
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manipulating a 3-foot tall industrial warehouse rolling gate to determine why it was squeaking during operation. The gate fell over and struck the employee's left leg, causing him to fall off a loading dock and hit his head on the ground. The employee sustained brain injuries, three cranial fractures, a left leg fracture, and rib fractures.

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