Ran off driving surface, nonroadway · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Department of Agriculture, Wall Ranger District, WALL, SOUTH DAKOTA 57790
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was riding an ATV to the next prairie dog town. The ATV went into a drainage ditch that was hidden by vegetation. As the employee fell into the ditch their head struck an adjacent embankment. The employee initially lost feeling below the neck, and later recovered some sense of touch. The ditch was approximately 5 feet deep by 4 feet wide.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableATV, all terrain vehicle
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