Fractures

Name: Fractures at Northwestern University
Start: 11/18/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110669 · 11/18/2023 · Northwestern University

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
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.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown