US Edition2 People Injured in Fall From Mt. Hood Skibowl Chairlift, Firefighters Say
A maintenance basket fell from the lift, and officials said the second worker was flown to Oregon Health and Science University after the crash.
- On Thursday, April 30, 2026, one employee died and another suffered traumatic injuries after a maintenance basket fell from a chairlift at Mt. Hood Skibowl East, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
- Emergency crews responded to reports of a "chairlift malfunction" around 9:30 a.m. after two employees inside the maintenance basket fell from the upper-bowl chairlift into rugged terrain.
- A witness began CPR before medics arrived at 10 a.m., but the unconscious worker was pronounced dead at the scene; the second employee was flown to Oregon Health and Science University for treatment.
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified and opened an inspection into the workplace death, while Mt. Hood Skibowl officials stated they are focused on supporting affected families.
- Rescuers from multiple agencies, including the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office and Hoodland Fire District, used specialized equipment—all-terrain vehicles and air medical resources—to access the workers in remote terrain.
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1 worker killed, 1 injured in chairlift malfunction at Mt. Hood Skibowl
One person was killed and one was injured Thursday morning when a chairlift malfunctioned at Mt. Hood Skibowl East.Emergency crews were called to the area just after 9:30 a.m., according to Deputy John Wildhaber with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. “A 911 caller reported a maintenance basket had fallen from the upper-bowl chairlift into rugged terrain,” Wildhaber said. “Two employees were inside the basket and suffered traumatic injuries.…
BREAKING NEWS: 1 injured, 1 killed in 'chairlift malfunction' at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl
(Update: 1 person confirmed killed, adding pictures from the scene). GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (KTVZ) — One employee died, and another was injured Thursday morning, April 30, 2026, after a maintenance basket fell from an upper-bowl chairlift at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl. The incident, which occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m., is being investigated as a workplace
Employee dies, 2nd injured when maintenance basket falls from chairlift at Mt. Hood Skibowl
One person has died and a second person was rushed to the hospital after a maintenance basket fell from a chairlift at Mt. Hood Skibowl on Thursday, the sheriff’s office said.
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