Did not follow this story after the first of the year. The seriousness of the OSHA violations committed by the Clear Creek Skiing Corp. is suprising. Can't believe that Loveland's WC carrier is fighting this. Looked up the OSHA claim number and read the findings; ( file is still technically open- 1285724.015) and under the name above. Seven initial and seven current ( the initial) serious findings with the fines for each and one minor finding if memory serves. Permit Required Confined Space violations, LO/TO violations, General Requirement for all Machines, The Hazardous Communication standard and the old 1910 General Duty requirements-the one that OSHA hits you with when they can't find a specific item violation. First question to my mind is: When was there last insurance inspection / audit? Don't know how big the Clear creek outfit is, how many other areas if any do they own? Can't beleive they have no EHS or similar dept. to develope and oversee safety related items and policies and implement them. If they do not they are in serious violation and this will happen again. All of the rules and regulations regarding energy isolation ,confined space entry, and the other violations are written in blood and here is some more. Don't know how Colorado works but in Wyoming, at one time, you could not sue your employer, but you could sue individual supervisors. Nancy,or anyone else, is that a possibility?
