Incident date: 2023-02-16
NAICS industry code: 611310

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.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate