Incident date: 2021-02-01
NAICS industry code: 713990

An employee was performing a ski cut, an avalanche mitigation technique, when snow underneath his skis gave way causing him to fall head-first downhill. His hip struck a rock when he fell and he suffered a broken femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ground, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate