# Fractures at Aspen Skiing Company
> OSHA SIR `20171212369` · 12/29/2017 · ASPEN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Mountains
- **Secondary source:** Rocks, crushed stone
## Employer
- **Name:** Aspen Skiing Company
- **Location:** 601 East Dean Street, ASPEN, COLORADO, 81611
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee struck a rock while skiing and fell to the ground, fracturing a tibia and fibula and requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*