Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 481561.015 - National Park Service-Paradise Station

Inspection Information - Office: Washington Area Office

Inspection Nr: 481561.015

Report ID: 1032300

Date Opened: 06/22/2012

Site Address:
National Park Service-Paradise Station
Emmons Glacier N46.855643 W121.755112
Ashford, WA 98304

Mailing Address:
55210 238 Ave. E, Ashford, WA 98304

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 712190/Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/22/2012

Emphasis: L:Fedsafe

Case Closed: 11/15/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	406193

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 19975.015

Event: 06/21/2012

Employee is killed in fall on glacier during a mountain recu

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on June 21, 2012, during a mountain rescue, an employee was preparing to place rescue victim in a stokes litter to be hoisted on to a helicopter at approximately 13,800 foot level of Emmons Glacier on Mt. Rainier. The helicopter was lowering a litter to the employee. The employee reached up and unhooked the litter when he apparently lost his footing and slid approximately 3,7000 feet down the face of the glacier. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Helicopter, Lost Balance, Slip

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	481561.015	34	M	Fatality

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