Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170869135 - Ski patrol member injured when caught in avalanche

Accident Summary Nr: 170869135 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125837492	03/05/1999	7011	0	Heavenly

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on February 7, 1999, Employee #1, a ski patrol member at the Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe, CA, was working with an avalanche control team. The team had thrown some explosive charges and were skiing away across an open area when an avalanche occurred. Employee #1 became caught in the rushing snow and was carried between 800 and 1,000 ft downhill, landing in a tree. He was immediately attended to by other members of the team, put on a sled, and taken to the hospital. He sustained a fractured right femur and torn ligaments in both knees.

Keywords: AVALANCHE, KNEE, FRACTURE, SKIING, FALL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125837492			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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