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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14427025

ASPEN SKIING COMPANY

Event
HEAD, LOG, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, COMMUNICATION, SLOPE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#655852
Employer profile
ASPEN SKIING COMPANY
Summary number
14427025
Report ID
830500

Event description

Employee killed when struck by rolling log

Investigation abstract

Employees were rolling logs and rocks down a ski slope. Employee #1 was working near the base of the slope when he was struck in the left mastoid process (behin d the ear) by a log. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    39
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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