# Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture at US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2024010668` · 1/22/2024 · HINES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
- **Location:** 5000 S. 5th Ave., HINES, ILLINOIS, 60141
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped outside a building then slipped and fell on ice in front of the double doors, striking the back of his head on the ground. The employee suffered bleeding inside the head as well as back and neck pain that required hospitalization.

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