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Child struck by passenger ropeway chair after unloading
Incident Investigation
Child struck by passenger ropeway chair after unloading
December 20, 2021
Reference Number:
II-1306357-2021 (#25513)
Location: Interior
Regulated industry sector: Passenger ropeways - Above surface ropeway
Incident overview:
Two passengers were riding the chairlift uphill to the unload station. One passenger was a child in a ski school lesson, the other an adult requested by the ski school instructor to ride with the child. At the unload station, the child off- loaded the chair at the designated unload point and stopped within the area of the unload station. The child was struck by the chair they had unloaded.