Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170618078 - Employee's leg fractured when struck by snowmobile

Accident Summary Nr: 170618078 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/05/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125796631	03/18/1998	7999	0	Sierra At Tahoe

Abstract: At approximately 11:50 a.m. on March 5, 1998, Employee #1, a snowboard instructor, was guiding his class past the lodge at a Lake Tahoe ski resort when a snowmobile moved out from around the corner of the building directly into his path. The rails of the snowmobile rode onto Employee #1's snowboard, knocking him down but keeping his snowboard immobile. He sustained several fractures to his lower left leg. Employee #1 was administered immediate medical care before being transported by ambulance to Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, where he underwent surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, VEHICLE, SKIING, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, PINNED, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125796631			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Recreation workers

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