# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at The Vail Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2025087996` · 8/12/2025 · AVON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Vail Corporation
- **Location:** 46 Avondale Lane C1A, AVON, COLORADO, 81620
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were in a drive terminal, pulling a new fuel line for an EPU to provide tertiary power for a ski lift. After unspooling the fuel line, one employee took a step backward and fell through the skinning (the floor of the terminal) to the ground about 12-15 feet below. The employee suffered a dislocated ankle and fractures to the lower tibia and fibula.

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