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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024087090 · 8/4/2024 · Forest Service, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Rib(s), oblique area
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal transportation
Source
Horses, equines
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
Forest Service, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Location
Eagle Cap Ranger District, JOSEPH, OREGON, 97846
NAICS
924120
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was riding a mule to perform trail maintenance when the mule spooked, spun to the left, and threw the employee off to the right. The employee fell to the ground on her right side and was hospitalized with four fractured ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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