Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at US Forest Service Region one, Fire Depot
Start: 7/9/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021075637 · 7/9/2021 · US Forest Service Region one, Fire Depot

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Trees
Secondary source: Parachute

Employer

Name: US Forest Service Region one, Fire Depot
Location: Elbow Creek Fire, PRAY, MONTANA, 59065
NAICS: 115310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A smokejumper jumped out of a plane to fight the fire and got caught in a tree. The parachute let go and he fell to the ground. The employee sustained a pelvic injury, a broken tibia and a concussion.

Source

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