Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120152665 - Tahoe Whitewater Rapids

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 120152665

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 09/03/2002

Site Address:
Tahoe Whitewater Rapids
Alpine Meadow Rd.,
Tahoe City, CA 95730

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/03/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/13/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361729304
Complaint	78282902	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201171931

Event: 08/02/2002

Employee Dislocated His Knee While Rafting

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 2, 2002, Employee #1, a river guide for Tahoe Whitewater Tours, was guiding a river rafting trip down the Truckee River near Floriston, CA. The rafts were going through Class 3 rapids when they struck a submerged rock and turned about quickly. Employee #1 was thrown off balance, and because his foot was anchored in the bottom of the raft for balance, his kneecap was dislocated as he was turned about. Employee #1 was then thrown from the raft, but two of the passengers immediately pulled him back in. This was the last rapids at the end of the trip, and the passengers provided first aid, then drove Employee #1 to the Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, CA, where he was treated and released two hours later.

Keywords: KNEE, STRUCK AGAINST, DISLOCATED, RIVER, BOAT, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120152665			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Recreation workers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.