USDA Forest Service-Payette National Forest

An employee was engaged in initial smokejumper training which includes physical fitness testing, tree climbing training, chainsaw and crosscut certification, as well as initial introduction to equipment and smokejumper-specific safety procedures. Some of the training involves carrying 110 pounds of equipment. The employee reported tightness in his chest and difficulty breathing. The employee was hospitalized with a lung injury.

An employee participated in smokejumper training, which includes carrying weight. He suffered from dehydration and was hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis.

An employee completed smoke jumper training and suffered a muscle injury and a lung infection.

Employees were at the trucks to leave for lunch. The injured employee was putting the cone back after the crew leader pulled the truck forward from the designated worker parking area. The injured employee then ran back to the truck. As he went to get in the truck, he said the upper thigh area of his leg was hurting. He laid on the ground outside the truck and crew leader could see a bump/bulge in the the injured employee's upper thigh area below his hip. The employee sustained a fractured femur and required surgery.

An employee was training and running and suffered rhabdomyolysis.

An employee was detecting the lower explosive limit (LEL) and initiated a shutdown of the loading rack, stopping the flow to the rail car. The employee's personal four-gas monitor began to alarm for LEL and he evacuated north toward the end of the loading rack. The employee had difficulty catching his breath and had a rapid heart rate after he evacuated the area. The employee was hospitalized for atrial fibrillation.

An employee was pushing a cart outside a building to get an oil container when a piece of foam blew off the cart. He was chasing after the foam when he heard a loud pop in his right leg and fell to the grass. The employee suffered a fracture to his right inferior femur.

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut downed trees. The employee slipped and fell, and the chainsaw lacerated their left hand.

A crew of approximately 20 employees were constructing hand lines when a dead tree collapsed and injured three of the employees, including two hospitalizations. One employee was hospitalized due to shoulder injuries, and the other employee was hospitalized due to collapsed lungs, spinal injuries, and a broken tibia and fibula.

An employee was cutting brush and shrubs. A bee stung the employee on the base of their neck. The employee sustained an allergic reaction and was hospitalized.

An employee was engaged in initial smokejumper training which includes physical fitness testing, tree climbing training, chainsaw and crosscut certification, as well as initial introduction to equipment and smokejumper-specific safety procedures. Some of the training involves carrying 110 pounds of equipment. The employee reported tightness in his chest and difficulty breathing. The employee was hospitalized with a lung injury.

An employee participated in smokejumper training, which includes carrying weight. He suffered from dehydration and was hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis.

An employee tripped over a bin and fell to the floor. She landed on her hip and braced herself with her arm, resulting in a fractured hip and wrist.

An employee was diagnosing the lack of flow of product to a powder bin. The employee removed the rotary star valve below the bin. While he was reinstalling the valve, his right middle finger was crushed between its shaft and its housing. The finger was partially amputated.

An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.

An employee was inspecting the overhead area of a single-person lift and repositioning the lift through a double doorway. As they were transitioning through the doorway, they were caught between the doorframe and the vertical mast of the lift. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the nose, left maxillary sinus, left orbital bone, and left jaw, with fractures at the maxillary sinus area.

An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.