Ropeway tows passenger through safety gate when youth fails to unload
Incident Investigation
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.