ROCHESTER, VERMONT·2022-01-28

United States Department of Agriculture

Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Multiple sprains, strains, tears

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at United States Department of Agriculture, 99 Ranger Road, ROCHESTER, VERMONT 05767 on 2022-01-28, Multiple sprains, strains, tears, affecting the knee(s).

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Final narrative

An employee was inspecting a cross country ski trail when their right ski tip was caught on a sapling tree. The employee sustained a torn medial collateral ligament and a sprained anterior cruciate ligament.

Hospitalized Knee(s) Ground, n.e.c.

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