Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest
Start: 7/18/2025

2 hospitalizations · 2025077012 · 7/18/2025 · U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Trunk and other lower extremities
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Trees
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest
Location: 40 N51 Road, EUREKA, CALIFORNIA, 95501
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A crew of approximately 20 employees were constructing hand lines when a dead tree collapsed and injured three of the employees, including two hospitalizations. One employee was hospitalized due to shoulder injuries, and the other employee was hospitalized due to collapsed lungs, spinal injuries, and a broken tibia and fibula.

Source

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