# Fractures at Vail Resorts
> OSHA SIR `2024010632` · 1/22/2024 · WHITE HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from skis, snowboard, sled
- **Source:** Skis, snow sports equipment
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** Vail Resorts
- **Location:** 439 Jack Frost Mountain Rd, WHITE HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18661
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding up a chairlift. Upon disembarking the lift, the employee's skis did not slide on the ramp due to ice buildup. This caused the employee to fall onto his left hip, resulting in a fracture.

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