Fractures

Name: Fractures at Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.
Start: 2/18/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021586 · 2/18/2023 · Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.
Location: 10 Snowshoe Drive, SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26209
NAICS: 713920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up for an event and carrying gates downhill. As the employee side-stepped down the slope, their right leg became caught in the compacted snow. The employee's momentum continued forward and their right leg remained fixed in the snow, causing fractures of the right tibia and fibula.

Source

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