Incident date: 2024-01-20
NAICS industry code: 713920

An employee was teaching ski school. While demonstrating J-turns, the employee caught the edge of their ski on a pole basket, causing them to fall onto their pole handle. The employee suffered two rib fractures and a punctured lung that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from skis, snowboard, sled
code_source: title: Skis, snow sports equipment
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal chest locations
severity: moderate