Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201154689 - Employee suffers ruptured disc in back

Accident Summary Nr: 201154689 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125966267	03/15/2001	7011	0	Snow Summit Mountain Resort

Abstract: At about 8:30 a.m. on February 28, 2001, Employee #1, a chair lift operator, was working for a ski resort operator. His supervisor was transporting him to his workstation. The snowmobile hit a set of moguls bouncing the employee riding on the back up off the seat. As Employee #1 came down, the seat and snowmobile were coming back up. The impact compressed his spine and ruptured a lower disk in his back. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: CHAIR, SPINE, RUPTURE, BACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125966267			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Hoist and winch operators

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