Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1592156.015 - Valdez Heli-Ski Guides, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 1592156.015

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 04/27/2022

Site Address:
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides, Llc
Mile Post 35 Richardson Highway
Valdez, AK 99686

Mailing Address:
Hc-1, Box 84, Valdez, AK 99686

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 713920/Skiing Facilities

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Records

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1888203

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 145960.015

Event: 04/25/2022

Employee is killed when carried over cliff by avalanche

At 6:30 p.m. on April 25, 2022, an employee was guiding a heli-ski trip for one guest. The employee skied ahead to plot a run down the mountain and triggered an avalanche that carried him over a cliff and down 1,500 feet. The employee was killed due to severe trauma.

Keywords: Avalanche, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Skiing

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1592156.015	46	M	Fatality		Guides

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