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Accident Summary Nr: 19975.015 - Employee is killed in fall on glacier during a mountain recu

Accident Summary Nr: 19975.015 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 06/21/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
481561.015	06/22/2012		712190	National Park Service-Paradise Station

Abstract: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	481561.015	34	M	Fatality

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