# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Gallaudet University
> OSHA SIR `2024021566` · 2/20/2024 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gallaudet University
- **Location:** 800 Florida Avenue NE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20002
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a loading dock lift table that tilted over, causing him to fall to the ground. He was hospitalized with a broken arm, a broken ribcage, and a head injury.

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