# Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages at GCA EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRAL STATES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016043632` · 4/30/2016 · SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Lamp posts, street lights
- **Secondary source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** GCA EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRAL STATES, INC.
- **Location:** 9800 Lawler Av.e, SKOKIE, ILLINOIS, 60077
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance to a street light in a parking lot. The employee was cranking down on a come-along with a steel cable. The connector between the cable and the lamp broke causing the lamp to swing and strike the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized.

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