SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH—
U.S. Forest Service
Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions · Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c.
Final narrative
A wildland firefighter was physically training for the job when he started feeling aches in the shoulder area. Later that evening he felt extreme fatigue, and body aches in the shoulder area and legs. The following morning, the employee was hospitalized with a muscular injury.
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