# Fractures at Aspen Skiing Company
> OSHA SIR `2019021912` · 2/20/2019 · ASPEN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Raised natural structures, hills, mountains, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Snow sports equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Aspen Skiing Company
- **Location:** Snowmass Ski Area, ASPEN, COLORADO, 81611
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While skiing with a guest, an employee hit a patch of soft snow and fell forward in a twisting motion. The employee suffered a fractured tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.

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