Incident date: 2024-02-25
NAICS industry code: 713920

A ski instructor was teaching guests at a ski resort. The instructor skied onto a pile of sugary snow, caught an edge, spun around, and fell onto the snow surface, landing on their hip. They suffered a possible hip fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from skis, snowboard, sled
code_source: title: Skis, snow sports equipment
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: moderate