# Embolism, air or fat at Vail Ski Resort
> OSHA SIR `2023021458` · 2/15/2023 · VAIL, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Embolism, air or fat
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Snowmobile
## Employer
- **Name:** Vail Ski Resort
- **Location:** 1000 South Frontage Road West, VAIL, COLORADO, 81657
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was backing a snowmobile up to the garage door of the maintenance bay when the vehicle accelerated rapidly. The employee was ejected from the vehicle onto another parked snowmobile, resulting in rib fractures and air in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

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