# Fractures at U.S. Forest Service, Darrington Ranger District
> OSHA SIR `2023098516` · 9/14/2023 · DARRINGTON, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Embankments
- **Secondary source:** Rivers, streams
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Forest Service, Darrington Ranger District
- **Location:** Finney Area Forrest Rd 17 near Gee Creek, DARRINGTON, WASHINGTON, 98241
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking along a creek embankment when they lost their footing. The employee fell and tumbled approximately 60 feet to the creek bottom, resulting in a left leg fracture and a lip laceration.

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