Winter Sports Inc.

Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WHITEFISH, Montana

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Winter Sports Inc. in WHITEFISH, Montana
Employer Winter Sports Inc.
Address 3794 Big Mountain Rd.
City, State ZIP WHITEFISH, Montana 59937
Report ID 2022087043
Event Date August 9, 2022
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 Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area
Source of Injury Bicycle, pedal cycle
Secondary Source Deer and other cervids
Industry (NAICS) 713920
GPS Coordinates 48.48010, -114.35933

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Incident Narrative

An employee was teaching a downhill mountain bike class when he went over a small jump. The bike struck a deer as it landed, and he flew off. He suffered six broken ribs, a broken collarbone, a broken scapula, and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2022, a worker at Winter Sports Inc. in WHITEFISH, Montana 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 pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area, with bicycle, pedal cycle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 11 severe injury reports involving "Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area" incidents in our database. Browse all Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area injuries.

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