Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c.

Name: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c. at Forest Service, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Start: 5/10/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054098 · 5/10/2022 · Forest Service, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
Source: Axes, hatchets
Secondary source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: Forest Service, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Location: 1005 HIGHWAY 13 EAST, GRANGEVILLE, IDAHO, 83530
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was engaged in fire line construction that required digging and scraping with a Pulaski axe. The employee began experiencing fatigue and muscle cramping. The day prior, the employee completed smokejumper physical fitness testing. The employee was transported to the hospital with a heat-related muscular injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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