Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125864702 - Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125864702

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 02/26/1997

Site Address:
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
Hwy. 158 And Boulder Drive
June Lake, CA 93529

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 24, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/17/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361662968

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$5,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3314 A	04/03/1997	04/20/1997	$300	$5,000	$0	05/05/1997	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Other	3210 B	04/03/1997	05/06/1997	$300	$750	$0	05/05/1997	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170621411

Event: 01/05/1997

Employee's leg amputated when caught in ski lift decelerator

Employee #1 was a member of the maintenance crew that conducted daily pre-operational inspections of all chairlifts at the Mammoth Mountain ski area. Shortly before the accident, he arrived at the top terminal of chairlift J-6 and asked a coworker to slow the lift to the starting speed. Employee #1 then climbed the stairs to check and fix switch #1 at the decelerator area. The coworker saw him on top of the wall above the decelerator and asked over the radio if he wanted the lift stopped; Employee #1 replied negatively. Moments later, Employee #1 yelled to stop the chairlift. He had fallen into the decelerator area of the moving lift, amputating his left leg.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, SKIING, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, FALL, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125864702			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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