Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Sun Valley Resort
Start: 4/1/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043127 · 4/1/2018 · Sun Valley Resort

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Ski lifts, gondola rides
Secondary source: Snow sports equipment

Employer

Name: Sun Valley Resort
Location: 1 Sun Valley Rd., SUN VALLEY, IDAHO, 83353
NAICS: 721110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on skis patrolling the mountain at the end of the day. As the employee transitioned from groomed to ungroomed terrain, the ski binding failed and one ski came off. The employee lost control and pitched into a lift tower, losing consciousness momentarily and suffering broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, and a collapsed lung.

Source

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