# Fractures at Swarthmore College
> OSHA SIR `20241211705` · 12/18/2024 · SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** Swarthmore College
- **Location:** 500 College Avenue, SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19081
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a tree label when she tripped on a rope and fell backward, hitting her head on the pavement of the walking path. The employee sustained a fractured skull.

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