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Location:
Colorado -
Date:
08/04/2021 -
Incident Type:
Chainsaw Cut -
Description:
A wildfire module crewmember on the Morgan Creek Fire, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Colorado, sustained a chainsaw injury to the middle and ring finger. The firefighter was medevacked to a medical center, treated and released to the care of a hand specialist. The firefighter, currently on light duty, is expected to fully recover.
[This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]
Medical Emergency, Hand Crews, Medevac, Chainsaw Cut, Chainsaws
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