Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. — Fractures — SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Snowshoe Mountain, Inc. in SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Snowshoe Mountain, Inc. Report ID 2023021586
Address 10 Snowshoe Drive City, State ZIP SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA 26209
Event Date February 18, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. Source of Injury Ground, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Snow sports equipment
Industry (NAICS) 713920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.40000, -79.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up for an event and carrying gates downhill. As the employee side-stepped down the slope, their right leg became caught in the compacted snow. The employee's momentum continued forward and their right leg remained fixed in the snow, causing fractures of the right tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On February 18, 2023, a worker at Snowshoe Mountain, Inc. in SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c., with ground, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 77 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. injuries.

See all reports for Snowshoe Mountain, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Nov 2, 2016 Cornell University NEW YORK, NEW YORK Fractures and dislocations Hosp.
Apr 4, 2015 Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA Fractures Hosp.
Oct 16, 2015 Specialty Welding and Turnarounds KROTZ SPRINGS, LOUISIANA Fractures Hosp.
Jun 24, 2021 Energy Air, Inc. ORLANDO, FLORIDA Fractures and dislocations Hosp.
Aug 18, 2017 Kohl's Department Stores BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
May 6, 2015 Allied Research Technology, Inc. NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Sprains Hosp.
Oct 31, 2019 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Feb 7, 2023 VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC. KEYSTONE, COLORADO Dislocation of joints Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports