Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Bureau of Land Management, National Interagency Fire Center
Start: 4/15/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015040435 · 4/15/2015 · Bureau of Land Management, National Interagency Fire Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Other jump to lower level more than 30 feet
Source: Aircraft-powered rotary wing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Bureau of Land Management, National Interagency Fire Center
Location: 3833 Development Way, BOISE, IDAHO, 83705
NAICS: 921190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

One mile south of Black Creek Reservoir, a smoke jumper was participating in his annual certification jump when he had a hard landing, breaking his right arm and dislocating his right shoulder.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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