Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106168.015 - Employee falls on steep embankment during hiking orientation

Accident Summary Nr: 106168.015 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 05/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1320265.015	05/17/2018		721211	Bureau Of Land Management - Taos Field Office

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on May 16, 2018, an employee and coworker were conducting a hiking orientation on a mountain for the employee. The employee felt dizzy and stopped to rest. The employee walked to the edge of a steep embankment for a rest break and fell over the edge. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to his body as he struck various rocks and vegetation as he fell approximately 50 feet. The employee died.

Keywords: Embankment, Fall, Rock, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1320265.015	72	M	Fatality		Forestry workers, except logging

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