Incident date: 2018-04-01
NAICS industry code: 721110

An employee was on skis patrolling the mountain at the end of the day. As the employee transitioned from groomed to ungroomed terrain, the ski binding failed and one ski came off. The employee lost control and pitched into a lift tower, losing consciousness momentarily and suffering broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ski lifts, gondola rides
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate