ASPEN SKIING COMPANY, LLC

Fall on same level, n.e.c. - Fractures - ASPEN, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at ASPEN SKIING COMPANY, LLC in ASPEN, Colorado
Employer ASPEN SKIING COMPANY, LLC
Address 0076 BOOMERANG ROAD
City, State ZIP ASPEN, Colorado 81611
Report ID 20161211445
Event Date December 8, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Mountains
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 721110
GPS Coordinates 39.18251, -106.85560

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Incident Narrative

An employee was ski-cutting to compact snow so that customers would not clip any ice and get hurt when he clipped ice on the ground and fell forward onto the snow, fracturing his leg.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2016, a worker at ASPEN SKIING COMPANY, LLC in ASPEN, Colorado suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. 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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