# Fractures at U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND-FORT ROCK RANGER DISTRICT
> OSHA SIR `2020087768` · 8/17/2020 · BEND, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND-FORT ROCK RANGER DISTRICT
- **Location:** Incident 701, BEND, OREGON, 97701
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

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.

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