# Spinal cord injuries, paralysis  unspecified at Stormont Vail Health Center
> OSHA SIR `2024010536` · 1/18/2024 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Spinal cord injuries, paralysis  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Wheelchairs, mobility devices  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Stormont Vail Health Center
- **Location:** 1500 SW 10th, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66604
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stocking supplies in an empty patient room when she tripped over a wheelchair. The employee fell forward and struck her head on the sink. As she twisted to move, her head became stuck between the sink and the wall as she landed in a prone position. She sustained a laceration to her upper left eye that required sutures. The employee also sustained a spinal injury causing numbness, tingling, and pain in her hands. The employee was hospitalized.

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