Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170787154 - Employee injured when ski lift chair derails and falls

Accident Summary Nr: 170787154 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/11/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125771956	01/09/1997	7011	0	Alpine Meadows Ski Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on December 11, 1996, Employee #1 was riding in a ski lift chair. The chair swung into a cable tower, derailed, and then fell 20 to 30 ft onto the snow. Employee #1 suffered a compression fracture to the T12 vertebrae, and was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SKIING, STRUCK AGAINST, BACK, FALL, TOWER, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125771956			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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