What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot received a group weather briefing that was obtained from the NWS for the balloon launch. Winds were predicted to pick up and change direction within two hours. Several balloons filled up and 5 balloons launched. Incident balloon was inflated but moored to the ground. No passengers were inside the basket. A large gust of wind entered the area from the ene and the basket started to slide along the ground. Ground crew members grabbed the outside of the basket to add weight to the balloon. As the balloon began to ascend most ground crew members let go of the basket. One ground crew member held the basket and was lifted approximately 5-10 feet off the ground. The ground crew member let go and fell to the ground and landed on her feet and then back. Ground crew member had pain in her back and was transported to the hospital. No discernable injuries noted by medical personel. Medicine given for back pain and muscle spasms.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RECEIVED A GROUP WEATHER BRIEFING THAT WAS OBTAINED FROM THE NWS FOR THE BALLOON LAUNCH. WINDS WERE PREDICTED TO PICK UP AND CHANGE DIRECTION WITHIN TWO HOURS. SEVERAL BALLOONS FILLED UP AND 5 BALLOONS LAUNCHED. INCIDENT BALLOON WAS INFLATED BUT MOORED TO THE GROUND. NO PASSENGERS WERE INSIDE THE BASKET. A LARGE GUST OF WIND ENTERED THE AREA FROM THE ENE AND THE BASKET STARTED TO SLIDE ALONG THE GROUND. GROUND CREW MEMBERS GRABBED THE OUTSIDE OF THE BASKET TO ADD WEIGHT TO THE BALLOON. AS THE BALLOON BEGAN TO ASCEND MOST GROUND CREW MEMBERS LET GO OF THE BASKET. ONE GROUND CREW MEMBER HELD THE BASKET AND WAS LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 5-10 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE GROUND CREW MEMBER LET GO AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HER FEET AND THEN BACK. GROUND CREW MEMBER HAD PAIN IN HER BACK AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. NO DISCERNABLE INJURIES NOTED BY MEDICAL PERSONEL. MEDICINE GIVEN FOR BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE SPASMS.