# Fractures at Vail Resorts
> OSHA SIR `2024020995` · 2/1/2024 · WHITE HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Snowmobile
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle or mobile equipment failure
## Employer
- **Name:** Vail Resorts
- **Location:** 434 Jack Frost Mountain Rd, WHITE HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18661
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding a snowmobile to pull ropes to close off ski trails. The snowmobile's throttle opened during a turn, and the snowmobile struck a tree. The employee suffered a fracture at the base of the skull.

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