Chairlift passenger injured
Incident Investigation
Chairlift passenger injured
February 6, 2016
Passenger Ropeways
Reference Number:
5576712
Location: Kamloops
Description: A person attempting to unload a chairlift got their jacket caught on the chair frame. This resulted in the person being unable to unload the chair at the prescribed point on the unload ramp. When the person was able to free her jacket from the chair she jumped approximately 80 centimeters to the unload ramp. The slow moving chair then contacted the person causing them to fall over, injuring an ankle.