Critical Injuries (SAFE Campus)

Critical injuries include injuries that:

• place life in jeopardy,
• produce unconsciousness,
• result in substantial loss of blood,
• involve the fracture of a leg or arm but not a finger or toe,
• involve the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot but not a finger or toe,
• consist of burns to a major portion of the body; or
• cause the loss of sight in an eye.

Critical injuries are defined in the Critical Injury - Defined Regulation, made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

When a person is critically injured or killed on campus, the occurrence must be reported to the Ontario Ministry of Labour. Reporting is initiated through Public Safety.

The scene of the accident must not be disturbed or altered, except to save a life, relieve human suffering, or to prevent unnecessary damage to equipment or property.