Fall from skis, snowboard, sled · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sugarloaf Mountain Corporation, 5092 Access Road, CARRABASSETT VALLEY, MAINE 04947
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was skiing down a trail when he fell, striking his head on the ground and suffering a concussion with brain bleeding and two broken ribs.
Hospitalized Brain Skis, snow sports equipment
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