Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at U.S Dept. of Interior -NPS - Sequoia & Kings Canyon
Start: 7/8/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076592 · 7/8/2025 · U.S Dept. of Interior -NPS - Sequoia & Kings Canyon

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Climbing or stepping up or down
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Rocks, stone, gravel

Employer

Name: U.S Dept. of Interior -NPS - Sequoia & Kings Canyon
Location: 47050 Generals Highway, THREE RIVERS, CALIFORNIA, 93271
NAICS: 712190
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was walking on a trail in a national park and stepped onto an angled and flat slab of granite when her ankle rolled and her weight shifted, but she did not fall. She was hospitalized with a fractured tibia and fibula and a dislocated ankle.

Source

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