# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Northwestern University
> OSHA SIR `2023021523` · 2/16/2023 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwestern University
- **Location:** 2001 Sheridan Road, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60208
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Six employees were walking on a sidewalk between buildings on campus during inclement weather when a tree fell. One employee was hospitalized after she was struck by the tree branches, causing her to fall and a branch fell on her legs. She sustained multiple fractures (skull, neck, spine, shoulder, and ribs) and a subdural hematoma. Two other employees were treated at the hospital and released.

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