# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Northside Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20221211212` · 12/28/2022 · SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Northside Hospital
- **Location:** 6000 49th Street North, SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33709
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a large argon gas tank from the outdoor gas storage building and fell backward, striking the left side of his head. The employee was hospitalized for a left parietal skull fracture and a subdural hematoma.

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