OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397557

CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS/OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLE RECREATION

BORREGO SPRINGS, CA· 2021-05-22T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Chest, Clavicle, Collarbone, Driving, Ejected, Fracture, Ground, Law Enforcement, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Motorcycle, Rib, Soil, Spine, Training, Uneven, Uneven Ground, Unsafe Position, Unstable Soil, Vertebra
NAICS: 924120
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345556963
Employer profile: CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS/OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLE RECREATION
Summary number: 221397557
Report ID: 0950632

Event description

Employee sustains multiple trauma when ejected from motorcyc

Investigation abstract

At 6:05 p.m. on May 22, 2021, an employee working as a park ranger for a State parks service had just completed the park ranger academy. He was in the process of finishing the motorcycle safety course with a coworker, who was the motorcycle safety instructor. The employee was riding with the coworker over small ditches and uneven terrain when he applied too much throttle and lost control of the bike. The employee was ejected from the motorcycle. The State highway patrol was called and the employee was transported to the hospital via helicopter. The employee was hospitalized for approximately four days to treat a broken clavicle and fractured ribs and L1 vertebrae.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
423

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