# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at U. S. Dept. of the Interior
> OSHA SIR `2023076471` · 7/19/2023 · GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Dept. of the Interior
- **Location:** 107 Park Headquarters Road, GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE, 37738
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a tree as part of a trail crew. The tree fell and struck an unknown object, causing it to break off and fall back toward the employee. The employee was struck by the tree and trapped. They were hospitalized for a broken arm and a concussion.

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