IntraWest Winter Park Operations Corporation

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — WINTER PARK, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at IntraWest Winter Park Operations Corporation in WINTER PARK, COLORADO
Employer IntraWest Winter Park Operations Corporation Report ID 20171212002
Address 85 Parsenn Road City, State ZIP WINTER PARK, COLORADO 80482
Event Date December 18, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury Snowmobile
Industry (NAICS) 713920 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.88000, -105.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was mounting a snowmobile to conduct a status check on equipment in the field when he inadvertently activated the throttle, causing the snowmobile to surge forward. The sudden momentum of the forward movement pulled him backwards, causing the throttle to remain engaged. He was then thrown off of the snowmobile and landed onto some parked snow guns, suffering rib fractures, vertebrae fractures, a lung contusion, and a kidney contusion.

Incident Summary

On December 18, 2017, a worker at IntraWest Winter Park Operations Corporation in WINTER PARK, COLORADO suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with snowmobile identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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