Forest Service, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources · Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Forest Service, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, 1005 HIGHWAY 13 EAST, GRANGEVILLE, IDAHO 83530
on — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was engaged in fire line construction that required digging and scraping with a Pulaski axe. The employee began experiencing fatigue and muscle cramping. The day prior, the employee completed smokejumper physical fitness testing. The employee was transported to the hospital with a heat-related muscular injury.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedAxes, hatchets
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