# Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs at Midcontinent Communications
> OSHA SIR `2023021505` · 2/16/2023 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Midcontinent Communications
- **Location:** 3507 South Duluth Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57103
- **NAICS:** 517919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the worksite gate when they slipped on ice and fell, resulting in fractures of the ribs, nose, and eye socket, as well as a punctured lung and concussion.

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