OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221459605

VALDEZ HELI-SKI GUIDES, LLC

VALDEZ, AK· 2022-04-25T00:00:00

Event: Avalanche, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Skiing
NAICS: 713920
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345921563
Employer profile: VALDEZ HELI-SKI GUIDES, LLC
Summary number: 221459605
Report ID: 1050210

Event description

Employee is killed when carried over cliff by avalanche

Investigation abstract

At 6:30 p.m. on April 25, 2022, an employee was guiding a heli-ski trip for one guest. The employee skied ahead to plot a run down the mountain and triggered an avalanche that carried him over a cliff and down 1,500 feet. The employee was killed due to severe trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
463

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