Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301167391 - Snow Basin Ski Area

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

Inspection Nr: 301167391

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 02/28/2000

Site Address:
Snow Basin Ski Area
17 Mi E Of Ogden
Huntsville, UT 84317

Mailing Address:
P O Box 460, Huntsville, UT 84317

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/20/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Services

Case Closed: 05/30/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362651630

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	10005 D04	04/25/2000	05/12/2000	$0	$700	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171058811

Event: 02/27/2000

Employee injured in avalanche during ski patrol exercise

At approximately 11:45 a.m. on February 27, 2000, Employee #1, a volunteer and former professional patroller, was part of a crew of four ski patrollers performing "ski cutting" at a point just below the flank of Mt. Ogden at the Snowbasin Ski Area. Employee #1 was the first to traverse the snow pillow (built-up snow deposition). He had made one or two zigzags across the pillow when it fractured above him. He was engulfed by loose snow and carried down several hundred feet into some trees. Employee #1's coworkers located him within minutes via beacons/transceivers and freed him. He was airlifted to Mckay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT, where he was hospitalized with abdominal and facial/jaw injuries. Employee #1 apparently lost consciousness for several minutes during the rescue.

Keywords: AVALANCHE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ABDOMEN, SKIING, CAUGHT BY, BURIED, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301167391			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Guards and police, excluding public service

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