Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at VAIL RESORTS, DBA BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT
Start: 4/3/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016042783 · 4/3/2016 · VAIL RESORTS, DBA BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Snowmobile
Secondary source: Fences, fence panels, gates, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: VAIL RESORTS, DBA BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT
Location: 1599 SUMMIT COUNTY RD 3, BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO, 80424
NAICS: 713920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a snowmobile to take an empty patient sled up the mountain when the employee crashed into a permanent snow fence, breaking bones and puncturing the aorta.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown