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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024054627 · 5/27/2024 · Forest Service - Payette National Forest

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back thoracic region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Parachuting and nonpowered aircraft incidents
Source
Parachute
Secondary source
Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name
Forest Service - Payette National Forest
Location
500 N Mission, MCCALL, IDAHO, 83638
NAICS
922160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

During a practice jump while training, a smoke jumper landed hard on the ground with most of the force on their head and neck area. They sustained a fracture to the T4 vertebra which required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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