Incident:Bruised ribs in Englestead in Englestead Hollow 2019/08/18

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Incident:Bruised ribs in Englestead in Englestead Hollow 2019/08/18
Date 2019/08/18
Location Englestead Hollow
Severity Injury
Canyoneering-related Yes
SAR involvement No
Navigation problem No
Environmental problem No
Communication problem No
Planning problem No
Skills problem No
Body movement problem Yes
Rigging problem No
Rappel problem No
Insufficient gear No
Gear failure No

Summary

Canyoneer wearing a heavy backpack fell onto a log and hurt his ribs.

Accounts

While crossing a log jam in the short pothole section, a branch I was standing on snapped under my body/pack weight. I fell about a foot and landed on my right ribs. Exited with very little pain or discomfort. A few days later, it seems like this may take a while to recover from. Dav (talk) 16:34, 20 August 2019 (EDT)