Fractures

Name: Fractures at USDA Forest Service, White River National Forrest
Start: 3/11/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032330 · 3/11/2025 · USDA Forest Service, White River National Forrest

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle
Source: Snowmobile
Secondary source: Hard hat, helmet

Employer

Name: USDA Forest Service, White River National Forrest
Location: Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area, VAIL, COLORADO, 81657
NAICS: 921190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was putting on a helmet before operating a snowmobile. The helmet caught on the throttle of the snowmobile, which lunged forward. The employee was thrown to the ground and suffered a broken sacrum, as well as other lower body/back injuries.

Source

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