ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA—
Skydive City/Z-Hills
Parachuting incident · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Final narrative
An employee was doing a tandem skydiving jump and had a hard impact with the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the pelvis, an arm, and a femur, as well as internal injuries.
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