Vail Resorts

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — VAIL, COLORADO

Employer	Vail Resorts	Report ID	2016010051
Address	1000 S Frontage Rd West	City, State ZIP	VAIL, COLORADO 81657
Event Date	January 4, 2016	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Fractures	Body Part	Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
Event Type	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Source of Injury	Mountains
Secondary Source	Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS)	721199	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	39.63000, -106.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was snowboarding down the mountain when the edge of his snowboard caught the snow and he fell on his right side. He fractured his collarbone and wrist on the right side and was hospitalized overnight.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2016, a worker at Vail Resorts in VAIL, COLORADO suffered fractures to the multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with mountains identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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