# Fractures at U.S. Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest
> OSHA SIR `2016031882` · 3/2/2016 · SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest
- **Location:** St. Lucia Ranger District, Baja Campground, SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, 93454
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While an employee was conducting a tree felling operation, the holding wood snapped and the tree came off the stump in the direction of the employee. The employee was following a designated escape route when the bole of the tree impacted his left side, breaking his rib, scapula, and clavicle; cutting his lip; and causing a chest contusion.

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