Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201045028 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Helicopter During Rescue

Accident Summary Nr: 201045028 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316845387	07/23/2013	9221	922120	Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 p.m. on July 22, 2013, Employee #1, with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, responded to a 911 call by a citizen who needed to be rescued off of Mount Charleston. A helicopter was sent to perform the rescue. Employee #1 performed the rescue, and he was lowered down by a winch to the ledge where the citizen was located. Employee #1 then placed a strop (rescue harness) around the citizen and attached the citizen to the winch to which Employee #1 was currently attached. Employee #1 then signaled to the crew in the helicopter that they were ready to be lifted back up to the helicopter. When Employee #1 and the citizen were approximately 20 to 25 feet off of the ground, Employee #1 became disconnected from the winch and fell to the ground below. Employee #1 died at the scene.

Keywords: LIFELINE, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, HELICOPTER, FALL, WINCH

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316845387			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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