# Fractures at Northwestern University
> OSHA SIR `2017098782` · 9/13/2017 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwestern University
- **Location:** 300 E Superior St, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60611
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell off a step ladder resulting in a fractured knee, leg, and elbow.

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