Overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s) n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US Forestry Division, 1170 Nursery rd., WELLSTON, MICHIGAN 49689
on — Fractures , affecting the Back thoracic region.
Final narrative
On October 30, 2024, an employee was participating in a pack test (a physical fitness test for employment designed to test the capacity of the employee for arduous work, consisting of a timed 3-mile hike with a 45-pound pack over level terrain). He was about 40 minutes into the test when he felt severe back pain and cramps in his legs and became unconscious. The employee sustained a compression fracture of the T12 vertebra.
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