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Howe Ridge Fire Fall Injury 2018

  • Incident Information:

    Howe_Ridge_Fire_Fall_Injury

  • Location:

    Montana

  • Date:

    09/19/2018

  • Incident Type:

    Fall

  • Description:

    In Glacier National Park, an Interagency Hotshot Crew member tripped in heavy brush and fell onto a cut stump. The patient was stabilized by U.S. Forest Service EMTs and the taken by ground ambulance to a hospital in Whitefish, Montana and admitted. The patient, diagnosed with a fractured rib and punctured lung, was later released to light duty.

    [This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]

    Hand Crews, Fall

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