# Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. at US FOREST SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2015042023` · 4/15/2015 · NORWOOD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
- **Source:** Backpacks
## Employer
- **Name:** US FOREST SERVICE
- **Location:** 150 Forest, NORWOOD, COLORADO, 81423
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/14/15, an employee suffered pain in his calf after completing the yearly "pack test" (walking 1.5 miles with a weighted pack) for physical fitness. He was hospitalized and required surgery for compartment syndrome.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*