NORWOOD, COLORADO—
US FOREST SERVICE
Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode · Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
Final narrative
On 4/14/15, an employee suffered pain in his calf after completing the yearly "pack test" (walking 1.5 miles with a weighted pack) for physical fitness. He was hospitalized and required surgery for compartment syndrome.
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