Custer-Gallatin National Forest Service
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway — Fractures and dislocations — COOKE CITY, MONTANA
| Employer | Custer-Gallatin National Forest Service | Report ID | 2021010190 |
| Address | Lulu Pass, Custer-Gallatin National Forest | City, State ZIP | COOKE CITY, MONTANA 59081 |
| Event Date | January 8, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and dislocations | Body Part | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Snowmobile |
| Industry (NAICS) | 115310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.00000, -109.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was patrolling a wilderness boundary on a snowmobile when the snowmobile rolled over and struck her ankle, resulting in a right displaced oblique distal fracture of her fibula, a dislocated tibia, and displaced ligaments associated with her right ankle.
Incident Summary
On January 8, 2021, a worker at Custer-Gallatin National Forest Service in COOKE CITY, MONTANA suffered fractures and dislocations to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with snowmobile identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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