# Fractures at Northwestern University
> OSHA SIR `20231110669` · 11/18/2023 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwestern University
- **Location:** Ryan Field, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60208
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a wheeled signage cart that was 18-feet wide and 6-feet tall. The employee fell backward and grabbed the cart. The cart then fell on the employee causing a laceration to the back of head, two fractured ribs, and three fractured vertebrae.

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