Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170621411 - Employee's leg amputated when caught in ski lift decelerator

Accident Summary Nr: 170621411 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125864702	02/26/1997	7011	0	Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

Abstract: Employee #1 was a member of the maintenance crew that conducted daily pre-operational inspections of all chairlifts at the Mammoth Mountain ski area. Shortly before the accident, he arrived at the top terminal of chairlift J-6 and asked a coworker to slow the lift to the starting speed. Employee #1 then climbed the stairs to check and fix switch #1 at the decelerator area. The coworker saw him on top of the wall above the decelerator and asked over the radio if he wanted the lift stopped; Employee #1 replied negatively. Moments later, Employee #1 yelled to stop the chairlift. He had fallen into the decelerator area of the moving lift, amputating his left leg.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, SKIING, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, FALL, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125864702			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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