# Fractures at U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest
> OSHA SIR `2020098965` · 9/21/2020 · SONORA, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Roadway collision-moving in opposite directions, oncoming
- **Source:** Off-road passenger vehicles-powered, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Pickup truck
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest
- **Location:** Calaveras Ranger District, SONORA, CALIFORNIA, 95370
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Two employees were operating a side-by-side UTV on a forest road and were involved in a head on collision with a pickup truck. Employee 1 suffered a compound fracture to their left femur, a laceration on their left calf, and a laceration just below the right kneecap. Employee 1 was hospitalized and required surgery. Employee 2 sustained shoulder and neck injuries and was treated and released.

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