# Fractures at US Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `20191010889` · 10/17/2019 · LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** US Forest Service
- **Location:** Lower Bristlecone Trailhead, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89124
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was riding a mule up a trail. The mule lost its footing, and it and the employee tumbled down the mountain. The employee suffered a broken sternum, six broken ribs, and lacerations to the head and arm.

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