GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO—
United States Forest Service
Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at United States Forest Service, 2785 US-50, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81503 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was breaking a horse in a training corral when the horse bucked the employee to the ground. He injured his back and ribs and was hospitalized.
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On April 30, 2018, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was helping to conduct a prescribed burn on a forest. He set his tool down to use the radio and communicate with others on the burn. When he reached down to pick up the tool, a copperhead snake that was camouflaged by leaves struck him on the right index finger knuckle.
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An employee's hands came in contact with a chainsaw operated by another employee while swamping brush for a sawyer. The employee damaged two fingertips on left hand and was hospitalized.
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