Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107108375 - Mountain Trip Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Anchorage Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107108375

Report ID: 1032100

Date Opened: 05/27/1992

Site Address:
Mountain Trip Inc.
Mt. Mckinley
Denali National Park, AK 99755

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 91161, Anchorage, AK 99509

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/02/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360391999

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14532956

Event: 05/21/1992

Employee killed when buried by snow during mountain descent

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 26, 1992, Employee #1 and two other climbers were descending Mount McKinley after a successful climb to the summit. Employee #1, a registered guide, had been hired to guide the climbing party. At 14,000 feet, the party neared a crevasse on the route. Employee #1 proceeded to the edge of the crevasse at which the snow lip of the crevasse slumped into the crevasse with Employee #1 and buried him. Employee #1 was killed. The National Park Service has determined that retrieving Employee #1's body was too risky and dangerous.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, DESCENDING, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107108375			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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