# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015085898` · 8/18/2015 · VERNON HILLS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Plastic wrap
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 675 Lakeview Parkway, VERNON HILLS, ILLINOIS, 60061
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was distributing mail from a pallet to mail routes.  He tripped over plastic wrapping and struck his head on a desk, suffering a laceration and head trauma and requiring hospitalization.

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