Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170197883 - Employee fractures leg while snowboarding

Accident Summary Nr: 170197883 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/08/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111861183	01/16/1991	7011	0	Donner Ski Ranch

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on January 8, 1991, Employee #1, a lift operator at Donner Ski Ranch, was snowboarding between work stations. He took an unapproved shortcut through an uncleared area, lost control, and ran into the stump of a small tree. He suffered a compound fracture of his lower right leg. Employee #1 was transported back to the lodge by the ski patrol, and then taken by ambulance to Tahoe Forest Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SKIING, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, TREE, FALL, LOST CONTROL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111861183			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Elevator operators

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