# Fractures at Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021586` · 2/18/2023 · SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Snow sports equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.
- **Location:** 10 Snowshoe Drive, SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26209
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up for an event and carrying gates downhill. As the employee side-stepped down the slope, their right leg became caught in the compacted snow. The employee's momentum continued forward and their right leg remained fixed in the snow, causing fractures of the right tibia and fibula.

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