# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at National Park Service
> OSHA SIR `2023032553` · 3/22/2023 · HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** National Park Service
- **Location:** 26611 US Highway 385, HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57747
- **NAICS:** 712190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking near the elevator building when she slipped on ice and fell, hitting the back of her head on the pavement. The employee sustained a skull fracture, cerebral bleed, and temporarily lost consciousness.

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