1 dead after Mt. Hood Ski Bowl chairlift accident

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. - One person is dead and another is injured after a maintenance basket fell from a chairlift at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl on Thursday.

One person is dead and another is injured after a maintenance basket fell from a chairlift at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl on Thursday. According to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), a 911 caller reported that the maintenance basket had fallen from the upper-bowl chairlift into rugged terrain at around 9:30 a.m. Two employees were inside the basket and suffered traumatic injuries – one of them was unconscious and a third employee on scene performed CPR. A multi-agency response was quickly organized with a command post set up at the base of Ski Bowl East. Medics reached the patients just after 10 a.m. While one patient was conscious and breathing, but the other didn't have a pulse and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Clackamas County Medical Examiner's Office responded to the scene, and the injured patient was transported to a local hospital via Life Flight. Authorities say this case is being investigated as a workplace death, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has received notification.

(Clackamas County Sheriff's Office)

What they're saying:

According to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), a 911 caller reported that the maintenance basket had fallen from the upper-bowl chairlift into rugged terrain at around 9:30 a.m.

Two employees were inside the basket and suffered traumatic injuries – one of them was unconscious and a third employee on scene performed CPR.

A multi-agency response was quickly organized with a command post set up at the base of Ski Bowl East.

Medics reached the patients just after 10 a.m. While one patient was conscious and breathing, but the other didn't have a pulse and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Clackamas County Medical Examiner's Office responded to the scene, and the injured patient was transported to a local hospital via Life Flight.

Authorities say this case is being investigated as a workplace death, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has received notification.

The Source: Information in this story comes from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

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