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Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

1 hospitalization · 2025054379 · 5/9/2025 · USDA Forest Service-Payette National Forest

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lung(s), pleura
Nature of injury
Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event
Multiple types of overexertions, bodily motion and position
Source
Tools, instruments, and equipment unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
USDA Forest Service-Payette National Forest
Location
601 Mission Street, MCCALL, IDAHO, 83638
NAICS
924120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was engaged in initial smokejumper training which includes physical fitness testing, tree climbing training, chainsaw and crosscut certification, as well as initial introduction to equipment and smokejumper-specific safety procedures. Some of the training involves carrying 110 pounds of equipment. The employee reported tightness in his chest and difficulty breathing. The employee was hospitalized with a lung injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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