Ski Windham Operating Corp. has one OSHA inspection on record in New York.
OSHA opened it on Oct 26, 2018 on a referral, in Windham.
From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 repeat.
OSHA proposed $8,052 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,636, down 30%.
For context, across all arts and recreation employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,400. Ski Windham Operating Corp. averages $5,636 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Ski Windham Operating Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Oct 8, 2018: Employee fractures leg in fall from mountain bike
At 10:30 a.m. on October 8, 2018, an employee was riding on a mountain bike trail to ensure that it was safe for customers when he fell off of his bike. The employee fractured his leg and was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Windham site logged 14 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 330 workers: 7.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 87 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Windham Mountain Club
Windham · 2023
330
14
10
7.3
3.5
Windham Mountain
Windham · 2022
270
16
11
9.9
3.5
Windham Mountain Resort
Windham · 2017
297
13
5
6.8
3.1
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
Dec 21, 2023, Windham: Hospitalization · amputations · nonclassifiable
A ski Instructor was teaching a lesson to two students. The instructor skied downhill first, demonstrating the exercise. He then turned to watch the students and slid on an ice patch, caught an edge, and fell onto his right side/hip. The employee sustained a fracture to their right hip/upper leg.
An employee was removing debris from a mower. When the debris cleared, the mower engaged and amputated part of the employee's left thumb.
Dec 18, 2021, Windham: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was switching out a mower attachment. The attachment's flat bar struck the employee's right ring finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
Jan 20, 2019, Windham: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
An employee was traveling down the right side of a ski run. At the bottom, there is a drop called the water bar. The employee hit the water bar, crashed, and tumbled to the bottom of the run, suffering a back injury.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
