Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126754779 - Solitude Ski Resort

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 126754779

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 02/06/1996

Site Address:
Solitude Ski Resort
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 21350, Salt Lake City, UT 84121

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/06/1996

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/06/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361534779

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171054018

Event: 02/06/1996

Employee injured when buried in avalanche

Employee #1, part of a two-man solitude ski patrol team, was positioned on a ridge overlooking a ski area. He threw explosives down the slope, expecting them to trigger an avalanche where they detonated. Instead, the snow plate fractured above where he was standing. Employee #1 was caught in the resulting avalanche and carried 800 vertical ft down the mountainside, over cliffs and through trees. Other ski patrol members located him within 15 minutes, using a homing device and snow probes. Employee #1 was evacuated by Life Flight to the University of Utah hospital, where he was treated for hypothermia and internal injuries.

Keywords: AVALANCHE, EXPLOSIVES, SKIING, EXPLOSION, BURIED, OVEREXPOSURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126754779			Fatality	Freezing/Frost Bite	Guards and police, excluding public service

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