Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14532956 - Employee killed when buried by snow during mountain descent

Accident Summary Nr: 14532956 -- Report ID: 1032100 -- Event Date: 05/21/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107108375	05/27/1992	7999	0	Mountain Trip Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 26, 1992, Employee #1 and two other climbers were descending Mount McKinley after a successful climb to the summit. Employee #1, a registered guide, had been hired to guide the climbing party. At 14,000 feet, the party neared a crevasse on the route. Employee #1 proceeded to the edge of the crevasse at which the snow lip of the crevasse slumped into the crevasse with Employee #1 and buried him. Employee #1 was killed. The National Park Service has determined that retrieving Employee #1's body was too risky and dangerous.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, DESCENDING, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107108375			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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