U.S. Forest Service, Pomeroy Ranger District, Umatilla NF
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures and burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Forest Service, Pomeroy Ranger District, Umatilla NF, Clearwater Lookout area, Pomeroy RD. Tamarack Fire IA, POMEROY, WASHINGTON 99347
on — Fractures and burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was performing an initial attack on a small fire incident. During the suppression effort, the top of a fire-weakened snag fell out of a tree and struck him in the left shoulder. The employee suffered torn/stretched ligaments between the shoulder and arm, a hairline fracture in his shoulder, and a palm-sized burn on his back-left shoulder blade and the back side of his upper left arm.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Limbs, branches-unattached
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