Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keystone Ski Resort, 0219 River Run Road, KEYSTONE, COLORADO 80435
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
A bike patroller was inspecting a trail while on a mountain bike. The bike hit a rock and the bike patroller fell off and landed on another rock. He sustained a fractured right femur that required hospitalization.
An employee was teaching a beginner skier how to get off the chairlift. While unloading off the lift, the beginner skier and the employee became tangled up. The employee then fell on the ground and fractured his hip.
While providing ski lessons on a ski trail, an employee fell and sustained rib fractures, a lung contusion, transverse process fractures, and a fractured clavicle.
An employee was using a company bicycle to travel to a company property when they were struck by a vehicle that was backing out of a driveway, resulting in a fractured leg.
On 1/22/15, a bike messenger hit a truck at approximately 9:30 a.m. on the corner of Peoria and Madison in Chicago, Illinois. The employee was taken to the hospital. The employee suffered injuries to the face, spleen, and pelvis. The employee had surgery and was released from the hospital on 1/25/15.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 713920)
An employee was trimming tree limbs from a bucket truck. The employee fell from the bucket to the ground 16 feet below, suffering a concussion and a broken rib.
Two employees were in a drive terminal, pulling a new fuel line for an EPU to provide tertiary power for a ski lift. After unspooling the fuel line, one employee took a step backward and fell through the skinning (the floor of the terminal) to the ground about 12-15 feet below. The employee suffered a dislocated ankle and fractures to the lower tibia and fibula.
An employee was doing a sweep of a mountain bike trail when their mountain bike's front tire slipped. The employee fell from the bike to the ground and suffered a broken pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was kneeling, lighting the pilot for a gas range, when gas that had leaked from a quick coupler at the back of the range ignited. The employee suffered serious burns to both arms and her neck.
An employee was riding a mountain bike to check on markings and race trails when he struck a tree. He sustained six fractured ribs and a laceration to the spleen.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.