Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 140778.015 - Employee falls from zipline tower, later dies
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1561578.015 | 11/02/2021 | 713990 | La Jolla Band Of Luiseno Indians |
Abstract: At 11:40 a.m. on October 30, 2021, an employee was assisting tour guides with customer retrieval on a zipline attraction when he tried to retrieve a patron who had bounced back from the edge of the retrieval tower due to her momentum sending her backwards. The employee grabbed onto the patron's zipline harness to stop her momentum and was pulled away from the tower to an elevated position of approximately 50 feet above ground level. The employee's weight combined with the patron's weight exceeded the load limit for the harness and zipline. The employee let go of the patron's harness to prevent the patron from falling as well. The employee fell approximately 50 feet to the ground. The employee was taken to a local hospital, where he died at 9:20 a.m. on November 1, 2021 due to his injuries.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury |
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1 | 1561578.015 | 34 | M | Fatality |