VAIL RESORTS, DBA BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at VAIL RESORTS, DBA BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT in BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado
Employer VAIL RESORTS, DBA BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT
Address 1599 SUMMIT COUNTY RD 3
City, State ZIP BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado 80424
Report ID 2016042783
Event Date April 3, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Snowmobile
Secondary Source Fences, fence panels, gates, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 713920
GPS Coordinates 39.50000, -106.04000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a snowmobile to take an empty patient sled up the mountain when the employee crashed into a permanent snow fence, breaking bones and puncturing the aorta.

Incident Summary

On April 3, 2016, a worker at VAIL RESORTS, DBA BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT in BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with snowmobile identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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