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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC.

Flash fire · Thermal burns degree unspecified

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC., 1599 Ski Hill Rd, BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO 80424 on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Neck and upper extremities.

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.

Hospitalized Neck and upper extremities Flammable gas unspecified

VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC.

Two employees were raising tower pads on lift towers following a recent snowfall. They were making their way down between towers when the injured employee became unbalanced on a mogul and struck a tree on the edge of the trail with their left shoulder and chest. The employee was hospitalized with a broken clavicle and a pneumothorax.

Vail Summit Resorts, Inc.

An employee was skiing from one job location to another when he fell and struck a wooden fence on the side of a trail. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC.

An employee was dismounting a ski lift. The employee was caught on the ramp and twisted their leg, resulting in a dislocated hip.

VAIL SUMMIT RESORTS, INC.

An employee was skiing on an intermediate run and fell sustaining a brain bleed.

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Myers Trucking, Inc.

An employee was using a torch to loosen a bolt on a water trailer. Natural gas was present in the water and it ignited, causing a fire. The employee sustained third-degree burns to their upper leg.

Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC

An employee had been removing phosphorus pentasulfide while on a scaffold. He was using a non-sparking tool to dislodge the phosphoric material. The employee noticed a flash of flame. He descended the scaffold, but the flash ignited residual phosphorus pentasulfide that was on the outside of the employee's personal protective equipment (PPE). He sustained thermal burns to his right hand and right calf.

Phillips 66 Company dba Phillips 66 Refinery Wood River

An employee was taking a butane gas sample as part of the hydrocarbon refining process. A component disconnected and the butane ignited, resulting in first- and second-degree burns to the employee's forearms and to their face, including their cheeks, chin, and neck.

GREGGO AND FERRARA, INC.

An employee was troubleshooting a power washer in the field. Because there might have been water in its fuel, he brought it back to the shop and drained about a gallon of fuel from the tank into a plastic container. Some of the fuel spilled onto the floor and ignited. The employee was stomping out the fire when he lost his balance and tripped into a stool, which caused the plastic container to spill more fuel onto the fire. The employee's pants and shirt caught on fire, and he fell, abrading his knee while trying to get through the flames. As well as the knee abrasion, he suffered burns to the left leg and left lower quadrant of the torso. He was hospitalized.

MPW Industrial Services, Inc.

An employee was fueling a gasoline-powered pressure washer with a safety fuel can. During the transfer the fuel ignited, causing a fire. The employee sustained burns to his nose, and his right hand and forearm.

Vail Resorts, Inc.

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.

The Vail Corporation

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.

BMR Operations LLC

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.

S&W Ops, LLC

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.

VAIL RESORTS, DBA BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT

An employee was descending a fixed ladder into a block house to perform maintenance on a snow-making system. His foot slipped and his heel struck a pipe (part of the snow-making system) behind him. The employee fell partially down the ladder before he stopped himself from falling further and another employee helped him out of the space. The employee suffered a broken right tibia and fibula.

ABC Supply Company

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.

Burke Builders Inc

An employee was cutting cabinet trim using a table saw when four fingers on his left hand were severed, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.

Circle Graphics, Inc.

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.

FLATIRON CONSTRUCTION CORP.

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.

Takkion OPS Management

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.