Ropeway tows passenger through safety gate when youth fails to unload
March 8, 2019
Passenger Ropeways
Reference Number:
II-821979-2019 (#11294)
Location: British Columbia
Regulated industry sector: Passenger ropeways - Surface ropeway
Impact
Injury
Injuries: 1
Injury description: Bruised fingers on left hand, soft tissue crush injury
Injury rating: Moderate
Incident rating: Moderate
Incident overview
Youth fails to unload at the designated unloading point, remaining on the ropeway and passing through the safety gate, coming into contact with the rotating machinery.