Skiers in this class may injure themselves while skiing. Between 1994 and 2006, the German national para-Alpine skiing team had a skier in the LW12 class that had an injury while skiing. The skier fractured their wrist at the 2002 Winter Paralympics. This class has a higher rate of "plexus brachialis distorsion and a higher rate of shoulder injuries" compared to able bodied skiers.