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KILLINGTON, Vermont— A long-time employee of the Killington Ski Resort has died from injuries he received while working on one of the ski area's gondola lifts.
Vermont State Police said in a written statement that Jeffrey Chalk, 53, was found lying on a concrete floor of the Skyeship Gondola's North Brook terminal late Saturday afternoon. Chalk had suffered a serious head injury and was unresponsive when his fellow employees found him. He was transported to the Rutland Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 5:33 p.m., police said.
Preliminary indications are Chalk was working alone on a metal catwalk approximately 13 feet above the concrete floor when he fell. His body will be transferred to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
The incident is under investigation by the Vermont State Police and the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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