# Intracranial injuries with skull fractures at St. John's Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis
> OSHA SIR `2024010657` · 1/22/2024 · SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries with skull fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** St. John's Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis
- **Location:** 800 E Carpenter St, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62702
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 22, 2024, an employee was walking along the sidewalk to enter the building to begin their workday. The employee slipped on the sidewalk and struck their head, resulting in a skull fracture and brain bleed that required hospitalization.

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