Injury Prevention for Ski-Area Employees: A Physiological Assessment of Lift Operators, Instructors, and Patrollers

Table 2

Prevalence of patrollers, instructors, and lift operators reporting at least one previous injury reported as a percentage of those interviewed (𝑛=75). Data collected at five snowsport resorts in Western Canada during the first season of the study.

	Patrollers	Instructors	Lift operators
Previously injured	80%	92%	88%
Shoulder	45%	38%	37%
Back	45%	42%	42%
Knee	30%	50%	42%
Ankle	20%	42%	37%
Chronic pain	76%	92%	84%