Vail Resorts

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

Employer	Vail Resorts	Report ID	2016032352
Address	Vail	City, State ZIP	VAIL, COLORADO 81658
Event Date	March 18, 2016	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Fractures	Body Part	Thigh(s)
Event Type	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Source of Injury	Mountains
Secondary Source	Rocks, crushed stone
Industry (NAICS)	721199	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	39.63000, -106.37000

Incident Narrative

At 7:50 a.m., on 3/18/16, an employee was skiing to his lift assignment for the day. As he was approaching the bottom of the chairlift, he hit a rock underneath the snow, which caused him to fall. He was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.

Incident Summary

On March 18, 2016, a worker at Vail Resorts in VAIL, COLORADO suffered fractures to the thigh(s). 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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