# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Sun Valley Resort
> OSHA SIR `2018043127` · 4/1/2018 · SUN VALLEY, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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