Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145960.015 - Employee is killed when carried over cliff by avalanche

Accident Summary Nr: 145960.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 04/25/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1592156.015	04/27/2022		713920	Valdez Heli-Ski Guides, Llc

Abstract: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1592156.015	46	M	Fatality		Guides

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