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Gila National Forest

Parachuting incident — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gila National Forest in SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO
Employer Gila National Forest Report ID 2021054215
Address 3005 E. Camino del Bosque City, State ZIP SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO 88061
Event Date May 24, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Parachuting incident Source of Injury Parachute
Industry (NAICS) 924120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.85000, -108.33000

Incident Narrative

A smokejumper parachuted out of a plane to fight a wildfire. He had a hard landing on rocky terrain and suffered a skull fracture, a traumatic brain injury, facial fractures, a fractured neck vertebra, left-side pneumothorax, a broken left humerus, a broken left scapula, three broken ribs on the left side, a broken right tibia, and a shattered knee. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2021, a worker at Gila National Forest in SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as parachuting incident, with parachute identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 8 severe injury reports involving "Parachuting incident" incidents in our database. Browse all Parachuting incident injuries.

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Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Apr 24, 2018 Bureau of Land Management, National Interagency Fire Center, Great Basin Smoke Jumpers IDAHO CITY, IDAHO Fractures Hosp.
Aug 24, 2016 Federal Bureau of Investigations Academy QUANTICO, VIRGINIA Fractures Hosp.
Feb 27, 2022 Skydive City/Z-Hills ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Hosp.
Sep 4, 2022 USDA Forest Service Avery, ID AVERY, IDAHO Fractures Hosp.
Sep 27, 2017 Federal Bureau of Investigations Academy DUMFRIES, VIRGINIA Fractures and other injuries, unspecified Hosp.
Jun 4, 2018 U.S. Forest Service - Payette National Forest MCCALL, IDAHO Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Jul 5, 2018 Payette National Forest MCCALL, IDAHO Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Hosp.
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