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VAIL RESORTS

50 MOUNTAIN THUNDER DRIVE, BRECKENRIDGE, CO, 80424
Operated by VAIL RESORTS INC · 1 of 45 establishments
721110Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels

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OSHA inspections
3
over 14 years
Violations
6
$17,432 in penalties
Penalties
$17,432
$2,905 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

VAIL RESORTS has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $17,432 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 117 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VAIL RESORTS appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.2 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
6
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$17,432
$2,905 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 7211 within CO. Peer group: 117 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,000
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.3
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.9

Reported for 29 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2015 – Apr 2023 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
8
Hospitalizations
8
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Apr 8, 2023Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical trainingBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
Jan 9, 2020Fall on same level, n.e.c.Leg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
May 3, 2019Fall on same level, n.e.c.Lower leg(s)Hospitalized
Jan 5, 2019Fall on same level, n.e.c.Lower leg(s)Hospitalized
Dec 15, 2018Fall on same level, n.e.c.Lower leg(s)Hospitalized
Nov 4, 2017Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feetHead and trunkHospitalized
Mar 19, 2016Fall on same level, n.e.c.Hip(s)Hospitalized
Dec 12, 2015Fall on same level, n.e.c.Lower leg(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for VAIL RESORTS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VAIL RESORTS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CO — for VAIL RESORTS INC, not this location alone

Total cases
15
Unfair labor practice
13
Representation (union)
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other VAIL RESORTS INC locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for VAIL RESORTS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VAIL RESORTS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VAIL RESORTS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — VAIL RESORTS, INC. (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$2.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$2.1M
Awards (all-time)
3

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-09-11Complaint33$5,432
2017-07-25Unprogrammed Related0$0
2011-07-19Referral31$12,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VAIL RESORTS is one of 45 establishments rolled up under the parent organization VAIL RESORTS INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of VAIL RESORTS INC across all 45 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in hotels (except casino hotels) and motels within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by VAIL RESORTS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VAIL RESORTS from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup VAIL RESORTS INC, which operates 45 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

Frequently asked

What is VAIL RESORTS's OSHA violation history?
VAIL RESORTS has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $17,432 in total penalties.
How does VAIL RESORTS's safety record compare to its industry?
VAIL RESORTS operates in the hotels (except casino hotels) and motels industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. VAIL RESORTS's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.3.