Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Bureau of Investigations Academy, QUANTICO, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA 22135
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
At approximately 1900 hours on 24 August 2016, an employee was involved in a "High Altitude Low Oxygen" (HALO) "free fall" parachute jump as part of his training curriculum. When the wind shifted at the drop zone, he was dragged into a chain link fence and fractured his right leg/ankle. The employee was admitted to the hospital and will require surgery to repair the fracture to his leg/ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedParachute
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