Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Vail Resorts
Start: 11/4/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110620 · 11/4/2017 · Vail Resorts

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source: Ski lifts, gondola rides
Secondary source: Protective equipment, except clothing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Vail Resorts
Location: 1599C Summit County Road 3, BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO, 80424
NAICS: 713920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing a self-rescue drill from a ski lift chair. While belaying down using rock climbing/mountaineering skills and equipment, the employee's equipment allowed him to rapidly slide down his rope over 15 to 30 feet to the bare ground under the chair. He suffered two fractured ribs, lumbar spine fractures (vertebrae 1-5), a mild concussion, and a blistered and rope-burned right hand.

Source

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