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March 2015: Broken gearbox driveshaft led to Sugarloaf lift accident, investigation indicates
PORTLAND (AP) — A chairlift malfunction that injured seven skiers at the Sugarloaf ski area was caused by a broken drive shaft in a gearbox that allowed the lift to move in reverse and by a brake system that failed to stop the lift because of a design flaw, officials said Wednesday. The lift, carrying […]
Posted inFranklin
Sugarloaf, state continue investigating chairlift malfunction
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Workers at Sugarloaf are investigating what caused a gearbox and braking system for the King Pine Quad chairlift to fail Saturday. The failure caused the lift to roll about 450 feet backward, resulting in seven people being injured, including three who were taken to a Farmington hospital. More than 200 people were […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Mt. Abram Ski Resort to began repairs on main chairlift
GREENWOOD — Mt. Abram Ski Resort is planning to begin repairs on their main chairlift after an inspection earlier in the year uncovered a worn bearing, General Manager Dave Scanlan said in a news release Monday. On March 22, during a daily inspection of the resort’s machinery, employees discovered that the main bearing on the […]
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, The Franklin Journal
Court decisions allow Delaware couple’s lawsuit against Sugarloaf to proceed
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice has ruled that the majority of a lawsuit filed by a Delaware couple in connection to three family members who were seriously injured when a chairlift broke at Sugarloaf in 2010 can move forward. Justice Nancy Mills dismissed a counterclaim May 29 that was filed by corporations linked to […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Mt. Abram closes main chairlift to replace bearing
GREENWOOD — The Mt. Abram Ski Resort has shut down its main chairlift for the remainder of the season due to a worn bearing, General Manager Dave Scanlan said. Scanlan said that on March 22, during the daily inspection of the machinery, the resort discovered that the main bearing on the return bullwheel at the […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Delaware man sues Sugarloaf for 2010 chairlift accident
FARMINGTON (AP) — A former Delaware state senator has sued a Maine ski resort nearly three years after he and his daughters were injured in a 35-foot fall from a broken chairlift. Michael Katz, who suffered a broken back and traumatic brain injury, was the most seriously injured of the eight people hurt in the […]