OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221439482

U. S. FOREST SERVICE

TILLER, OR· 2021-09-09T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Femur, Fire, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Rock, Slip, Slippery Surface, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface, Weather, Work Surface
NAICS: 924120
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345795363
Employer profile: U. S. FOREST SERVICE
Summary number: 221439482
Report ID: 1032700

Event description

Employee breaks femur in slip and fall at forest fire site

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on September 9, 2021, an employee working as a forestry worker for federal government organization that supports forest fire management activities was installing a portable weather station at an active fire site. The employee slipped and fell on a moss-covered rock and impacted with the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right femur at the ball joint in the pelvis.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 70 M

Event type
4

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