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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024065582 · 6/23/2024 · BLM Utah State Office

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and extremities
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Other aircraft incident n.e.c.
Source
Helicopters, powered rotary wing aircraft
Secondary source
Trees

Employer

Name
BLM Utah State Office
Location
Fishlake National Forest, SEVIER, UTAH, 84766
NAICS
921190
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was engaged in fire fighting operations on a mountain ridge and was receiving assistance from an airborne vehicle. The air vehicle was at a low elevation when the water drop or rotor wash from the air support caused trees to fall down. The employee was struck by a falling tree, resulting in fractures to their shoulder and face and a dislocated jaw.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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