Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 82456.015 - Employee is struck by avalanche and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 82456.015 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 01/19/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1119173.015	01/20/2016		721110	Yellowstone Mountain Club Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on January 19, 2016, an employee was assisting two coworkers on a snow science study in a remote area. While returning to a ski lodge, the employee triggered an avalanche and was caught in the pathway of cascading snow and debris. The employee sustained fatal trauma from the avalanche and was killed.

Keywords: Avalanche, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1119173.015	34	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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