# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at RUSH COPLEY MEDICAL CENTER
> OSHA SIR `2022097842` · 9/2/2022 · AURORA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** RUSH COPLEY MEDICAL CENTER
- **Location:** 2000 OGDEN AVENUE, AURORA, ILLINOIS, 60504
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was at the greeter desk outside of the emergency department when a patient was being discharged. The patient punched the employee on the left side of his head. A few seconds later as the employee was walking to the triage area, he fell to the side and his head struck a wall. The employee was hospitalized.

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