# Intracranial injuries  unspecified at MERCY HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS
> OSHA SIR `2024043359` · 4/17/2024 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Walked or ran into stationary object
- **Source:** Lamps, light fixtures
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** MERCY HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS
- **Location:** 615 South New Ballas Road, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63141
- **NAICS:** 621491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning an operating room when their head stuck an overhead light, causing them to lose consciousness and fall to the floor. The employee suffered acute respiratory failure with hypoxia.

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