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Incident Information:
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Location:
Idaho -
Date:
08/12/2018 -
Incident Type:
Smokejumping Incident -
Description:
Sawtooth National Forest: A U.S. Forest Service Smoke Jumper broke his acromion bone (a bony process on the scapula) and dislocated his shoulder during a landing. The jumper was assessed by Forest Service EMTs and then flown by an agency helicopter to a hospital in Hailey, Idaho. He was released to three weeks of light duty.
[This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]
Medevac, Smokejumping Accident
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