US Forest Service Nez/Clearwater
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Cuts, lacerations - OROFINO, Idaho
| Employer | US Forest Service Nez/Clearwater |
| Address | 12740 High 12 |
| City, State ZIP | OROFINO, Idaho 83544 |
| Report ID | 2022087652 |
| Event Date | August 28, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Raised natural structures, hills, mountains, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Structures and surfaces, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 115310 |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.49000, -116.18000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee and crew were engaged in fire control operations. The employee was operating a chainsaw to cut brush along an old logging road to be used as a fire control line. As the employee cut brush along the edge of a cutbank, they fell and slid approximately 10 feet down the cutbank. As they fell, the employee's right forearm contacted the chainsaw, resulting in a 3-inch in laceration to the back of the forearm on the anterior side of the wrist. The laceration severed one tendon and partially severed another, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On August 28, 2022, a worker at US Forest Service Nez/Clearwater in OROFINO, Idaho suffered cuts, lacerations to the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with raised natural structures, hills, mountains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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