Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-01-08	Cooke City	Mt	Custer-Gallatin National Forest Service	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was patrolling a wilderness boundary on a snowmobile when the snowmobile rolled over and struck her ankle, resulting in a right displaced oblique distal fracture of her fibula, a dislocated tibia, and displaced ligaments associated with her right ankle.
2020-02-06	Aspen	Colorado	Aspen Skiing Company, LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was snowboarding down a mountain after his shift. He collided with an ascending snowmobile, suffering a broken femur.
2020-01-14	Jackman	Maine	U.S. Customs and Border Patrol	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was using a snowmobile to access a remote site when a change in the terrain caused the snowmobile to roll over onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a compound leg fracture.
2018-09-17	Plattsburgh	New York	Camso Manufacturing USA, Limited	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was performing a pre-cording operation, which is part of the manufacturing of snowmobile tracks. While pulling a cord tight, the machine caught and amputated the tip of his left little finger.
2018-02-11	Telluride	Colorado	Telluride Ski Resort	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a snowmobile and lost control on soft snow. The snowmobile overturned and struck a tree. The employee was hospitalized for a scapula fracture and broken ribs.
2018-01-09	Granby	Colorado	Federal Bureau of Investigation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was riding a snowmobile in a training exercise when the snowmobile struck a tree, forcing him forward into the steering column of the snowmobile. He broke several ribs and was hospitalized.
2016-04-03	Breckenridge	Colorado	VAIL RESORTS, DBA BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a snowmobile to take an empty patient sled up the mountain when the employee crashed into a permanent snow fence, breaking bones and puncturing the aorta.
2016-02-17	Ogden	Utah	Forest Service-Intermountain Region 4	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was injured during a snowmobile accident.
2016-02-13	Gunnison	Colorado	National Park Service	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a snowmobile to conduct fishing license checks and fell off the snowmobile after catching a patch of ice. The employee was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder.
2016-02-09	Denver	Colorado	Federal Bureau of Investigation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was snowmobiling while participating in a winter training exercise. The employee was dislodged from the snowmobile and struck a rocky surface, fracturing the left ankle and dislocating a shoulder.
2015-12-15	Kalispell	Montana	Flathead National Forest	Neck and back	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was injured while conducting snow surveys. He was ejected from a snowmobile and sustained a back and neck injury.
2015-02-24	Bartlett	New Hampshir	NEON, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was hospitalized after sustaining injuries during a snowmobile incident where they struck a tree. The employee broke an ankle, requiring in-patient hospitalization and surgery.