# Fractures at ZION NATIONAL PARK
> OSHA SIR `2023098601` · 9/18/2023 · SPRINGDALE, UTAH
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Ground, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ZION NATIONAL PARK
- **Location:** 1 Zion park blvd, SPRINGDALE, UTAH, 84767
- **NAICS:** 712190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was performing a search and rescue operation to find a missing hiker when he tripped on the trail and struck a rock. The employee was hospitalized with a broken femur.

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