NAMPA, IDAHO—
USDA Forest Service
Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified · Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at USDA Forest Service , 3201 Ridgecrest Dr, NAMPA, IDAHO 83687 on — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c., affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
A firefighter was working out and performing regular daily exercises under the firefighting physical fitness program when he suffered a muscle injury and was hospitalized.
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