Incident:Injured Thigh in Three Corner Creek 2021/10/09

Incident:Injured Thigh in Three Corner Creek 2021/10/09
Date	2021/10/09
Location	Three Corner Creek
Severity	Injury
Canyoneering-related	Yes
SAR involvement	No
Navigation problem	No
Swift water problem
Environmental problem	No
Communication problem	No
Planning problem	No
Skills problem	No
Body movement problem	No
Rigging problem	No
Rappel problem	No
Insufficient gear	No
Gear failure	No

Summary

During ascending practice a rock fell striking the person on the thigh.

Accounts

We setup 2 ropes, one in the flow, a second on the dry anchor. Three descended in the flow and one person descended the dry rappel. Two people then ascended the dry rappel. The third started to ascend, he was 10 feet up and we think the rope dislodged a rock the size of a basketball. The rock fell striking the person ascending on the thigh causing a puncture wound. All of the people were able to walk out of the creek. The injury required cleaning and three stitches.

Credits

Incident:Injured Thigh in Three Corner Creek 2021/10/09

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