Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202488599 - Ski Instructor Is Injured in Jump from Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202488599 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/25/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311868400	03/18/2009	7011	721110	Squaw Valley Ski Corp

Abstract: On January 25, 2009, Employee #1, a youth ski instructor, and five young children entered a moving chair lift. When one of the children began to slip off, Employee #1 tried to hold onto the child but then chose to jump with the child in an attempt to protect him. Employee #1 was hospitalized with unspecified fractures. A worker responsible for stopping the lift in the event of emergencies was reportedly looking elsewhere during the incident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SKIING, FALL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311868400			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Teachers, n.e.c.

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