# Fractures at USFS Boise National Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `2024098331` · 9/8/2024 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Forest fire or wildfire
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Logs
## Employer
- **Name:** USFS Boise National Forest Service
- **Location:** Boise National Forest, BOISE, IDAHO, 83709
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A firefighter was extinguishing burning material during wildfire operations when a log (20' long and 15"-20" diameter) uphill from them became dislodged and rolled down the slope. The log struck the employee who was hospitalized with a skull fracture and bruised ribs.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*