# Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at US Forest service, Bitterroot National Forest, Stevensville Ranger District
> OSHA SIR `2025088111` · 8/14/2025 · DARBY, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple internal chest locations
- **Nature of injury:** Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal transportation
- **Source:** Horses, equines
- **Secondary source:** Horses, equines
## Employer
- **Name:** US Forest service, Bitterroot National Forest, Stevensville Ranger District
- **Location:** 6735 West Fork Rd, DARBY, MONTANA, 59829
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding a horse and leading several pack mules along a trail. A few mules started acting up, causing the horse to stir. The employee then fell off the horse and landed on a stiff woody protrusion that impacted her chest/rib area. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured rib and a punctured lung.

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