OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #712133
MT HOOD DEVELOP CORPORATION
MT HOOD, OR·
Event description
Employee killed in avalanche
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and two coworkers were extending a bamboo rope line that closes off a gulch blowhole. Employee #1 made a decision to ski-cut the area. He skied alon g the starting zone, just below the top edge of the slope, for about 100 ft. He then stopped, kickturned, and skied the fall line to the bottom of the slope, ma king three short turns. As he was making his third turn and coming to a stop, th e snow up the slope released. Employee #1 was at the bottom of the gully and was knocked down from behind by the avalanche. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- Other (21)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- WORKING SURFACE (42)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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