Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202053534 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CLIMBING MT. MCKINLEY

Accident Summary Nr: 202053534 -- Report ID: 1032100 -- Event Date: 06/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301494845	06/17/1998	7999	0	Rainier Mountaineering, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1was an assistant guide for Tacoma based company, Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. (RMI). He was climbing down the west buttress of Mt. McKinley with a senior guide and three clients of RMI when he fell. Employee #1 was killed in a fall. Weather conditions were somewhat marginal, that is, winds were reported to have been strong and gusty. Two coworkers traced his fall line, but were unable to locate Employee's #1 body immediately. His body was later recovered, after the weather cleared.

Keywords: LIFELINE, FALL, GUIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301494845			Fatality	Other	Guides

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