Fractures

Name: Fractures at National Park Service
Start: 9/15/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098544 · 9/15/2023 · National Park Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Pelvis
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
Source: Mountains
Secondary source: Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses

Employer

Name: National Park Service
Location: Grand Teton National Park, MOOSE, WYOMING, 83012
NAICS: 561210
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A ranger was performing back-country patrol duties while hiking. As they were climbing a technical rock patch, a rock handhold broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet before their belay engaged. The employee contacted a rock, resulting in a fracture to the right ilium as well as a subcutaneous hematoma to the right gluteal region.

Source

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