Other aircraft incident n.e.c. · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BLM Utah State Office, Fishlake National Forest, SEVIER, UTAH 84766
on , Fractures and soft tissue injuries, affecting the head and extremities.
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Final narrative
An employee was engaged in fire fighting operations on a mountain ridge and was receiving assistance from an airborne vehicle. The air vehicle was at a low elevation when the water drop or rotor wash from the air support caused trees to fall down. The employee was struck by a falling tree, resulting in fractures to their shoulder and face and a dislocated jaw.
HospitalizedHead and extremitiesHelicopters, powered rotary wing aircraft