# Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at Vail Mountain Resort
> OSHA SIR `2015031187` · 3/14/2015 · VAIL, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Vail Mountain Resort
- **Location:** 1000 S Frontage Road West, VAIL, COLORADO, 81658
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was skiing out of bounds and hit a tree. The employee fractured the C1/C2 vertebrae and collarbone and injured the spleen.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*