Incident date: 2020-08-17
NAICS industry code: 924120

While attempting to repel from a tree, a smoke jumper fell approximately 25 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured L4 vertebra and a shoulder injury requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Trees
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate