Whiplash

Name: Whiplash at Aspen Skiing Company
Start: 2/16/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022021523 · 2/16/2022 · Aspen Skiing Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Whiplash

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Ground, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Snow sports equipment

Employer

Name: Aspen Skiing Company
Location: 601 East Dean Street, ASPEN, COLORADO, 81611
NAICS: 713920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was snowboarding from one building to another for a meeting. The employee caught an edge and fell backwards, landing on hard ice on his back. He suffered a whiplash injury that caused tingling in both arms, weakness in both hands, and nausea.

Source

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