# Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Vail Resorts
> OSHA SIR `2024010619` · 1/20/2024 · HIDDEN VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple internal chest locations
- **Nature of injury:** Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from skis, snowboard, sled
- **Source:** Skis, snow sports equipment
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Vail Resorts
- **Location:** Hidden Valley Ski Resort, HIDDEN VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15502
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was teaching ski school. While demonstrating J-turns, the employee caught the edge of their ski on a pole basket, causing them to fall onto their pole handle. The employee suffered two rib fractures and a punctured lung that required hospitalization.

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