Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vail Resorts, 1599C Summit County Road 3, BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO 80424
on , Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions, affecting the head and trunk.
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Final narrative
An employee was performing a self-rescue drill from a ski lift chair. While belaying down using rock climbing/mountaineering skills and equipment, the employee's equipment allowed him to rapidly slide down his rope over 15 to 30 feet to the bare ground under the chair. He suffered two fractured ribs, lumbar spine fractures (vertebrae 1-5), a mild concussion, and a blistered and rope-burned right hand.
HospitalizedHead and trunkSki lifts, gondola rides