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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010852 · 1/28/2024 · Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified
Source
Ski lifts, gondola rides
Secondary source
Ski lifts, gondola rides

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was completing a walk-around inspection of a ski lift. A lift chair struck the employee and knocked them from the platform to the ground. The employee suffered a broken kneecap and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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