# Fractures at National Park Service
> OSHA SIR `2023098544` · 9/15/2023 · MOOSE, WYOMING
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
- **Source:** Mountains
- **Secondary source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
## Employer
- **Name:** National Park Service
- **Location:** Grand Teton National Park, MOOSE, WYOMING, 83012
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A ranger was performing back-country patrol duties while hiking. As they were climbing a technical rock patch, a rock handhold broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet before their belay engaged. The employee contacted a rock, resulting in a fracture to the right ilium as well as a subcutaneous hematoma to the right gluteal region.

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