Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Forest Service
Start: 9/10/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021097793 · 9/10/2021 · U.S. Forest Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Jacks
Secondary source: Walls

Employer

Name: U.S. Forest Service
Location: Rio Grande National Forest, MONTE VISTA, COLORADO, 81144
NAICS: 115310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a dump truck with a floor jack when the jack handle was hit causing the jack to drop and pin his foot against a wall. The employee's right tibia, fibula, and ankle were fractured.

Source

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