| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael, Malakowski | 24 | Male | Contusions | Leg |
On April 10, 1971, Michael Malakowski (24), a member of Huntsville Grotto for 4 months, was injured in a fall. He had been attempting a climb-down and, five feet from the floor, his foothold gave away. A broken leg was suspected so his companions called Huntsville for rescue aid. He was placed on a litter and carried out of the cave. He was admitted to hospital because of bone bruising, tissue damage, and some internal bleeding and he remained there overnight.
It seems that the climber should have been belayed down the drop and may not have been paying sufficient attention to testing each foothold and handhold before trusting all of his weight to them. The original report, however, was lacking in detail, so that it is difficult to know under what precise conditions the fall occurred. The degree of difficulty of the climb, its depth, rock conditions, and the climbers footwear, all important details for a useful analysis, are not noted.