National Park Service Grand Canyon, Headquarters

Overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s) n.e.c. — Other traumatic injuries n.e.c. — GRAND CANYON, Arizona

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at National Park Service Grand Canyon, Headquarters in GRAND CANYON, Arizona
Employer National Park Service Grand Canyon, Headquarters
Address 20 South Entrance Road
City, State ZIP GRAND CANYON, Arizona 86023
Report ID 2025043739
Event Date April 22, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other traumatic injuries n.e.c.
Body Part Body systems and other part(s) of body
Event Type Overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s) n.e.c.
Source of Injury Back packs
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 712190
GPS Coordinates 36.05000, -112.12000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was completing an annual work capacity test. Later that night, the employee experienced severe pain in their left leg and was hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis and compartment syndrome in the lower left leg.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2025, a worker at National Park Service Grand Canyon, Headquarters in GRAND CANYON, Arizona suffered other traumatic injuries n.e.c. to the body systems and other part(s) of body. The incident was classified as overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s) n.e.c., with back packs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s) n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s) n.e.c. injuries.

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