# Fractures at Vail Resorts
> OSHA SIR `20221210831` · 12/13/2022 · VAIL, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Snow sports equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Vail Resorts
- **Location:** 1000 South Frontage Road West, VAIL, COLORADO, 81658
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A ski instructor was giving a lesson to a guest when they encountered a variation in the snow. The instructor then looked back at the guest, lost balance, and fell. He sustained a fracture to the left tibial plateau.

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