Incident date: 2024-05-27
NAICS industry code: 922160

During a practice jump while training, a smoke jumper landed hard on the ground with most of the force on their head and neck area. They sustained a fracture to the T4 vertebra which required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Parachuting and nonpowered aircraft incidents
code_source: title: Parachute
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  thoracic region
severity: moderate