Skiing Facilities
Industry Summary
The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 489 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.32%. The most recent numbers show a total of 374 businesses currently operating in the Skiing Facilities industry. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (830% more) the average for the Other Amusement and Recreation Industries Industry.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, December 29th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Georgetown, CO at Clear Creek Skiing Corporation. A 40 year old Laborer had been killed when the employee was caught in conveyer roller and was killed from mul
OSHA ID101865.015
Accident Date2017-12-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:30 a.m. on December 28, 2017, an employee entered the space under the ski lift to conduct some maintenance work. The employee reached near the tensioner roller, caught his hand, and was pulled into the belt tensioner. The employee suffered multiple injuries such as rib fractures, a crushing chest wound, multiple heart lacerations as well as positional asphyxia. The employee was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Greer, AZ on Wednesday, November 8th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Sunrise Park Resort which had occured on Monday, November 6th 2017. A 39 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the employee was killed during ski lift maintenance
OSHA ID100590.015
Accident Date2017-11-06
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:20 p.m. on November 6, 2017, an employee in a workbasket was traveling to the next ski tower for maintenance. The employee did not remove his fall protection lanyard from the tower. When the workbasket started to move, he was pulled from the basket and his head impacted the tower, and the employee was killed.
On Tuesday, November 22nd 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Westford, MA at Nashoba Hill Corp.. A 70 year old Equipment Operator: Heavy had been killed when the an employee was run over by a snow grooming machine
OSHA ID90799.015
Accident Date2016-11-22
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeSome time between 7:00 and 9:30 a.m. on November 22, 2016, Employee #1 jump started a Beartrac LMC 3700C snow grooming machine with the apparent intention of driving it to the maintenance garage at the other end of an open gravel lot. It was reported by coworker that Employee #1 had expressed their intention to change one of the tires on the machine and work on the machines track the day prior to the incident. While travelling across the open gravel lot Employee #1 either fell from the cab of the machine, or purposefully attempted to exit the cab of the machine after which Employee #1 was run over by the track of the machine. After running over Employee #1 the machine continued to travel between 20 to 30 feet until it eventually struck another snow grooming machine and came to a stop, but continued to run. A coworker found Employee #1 in the open gravel lot at approximately 9:30 a.m., The coworker immediately contacted emergency services who upon their arrival determined that Employee #1 was deceased.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
12.84
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 186
257.1%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 40