Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14486393

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

Event
AIRCRAFT, AIRPORT, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, FALL, WORK PLATFORM
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100220375
Employer profile
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
Summary number
14486393
Report ID
215600

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE FEEL 20 FEET FROM AN AIRCRAFT DOOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, WAS LEAVING AN AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE RIGHT #1 DOOR WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVED THE WORK STAND. HE WAS KILLED WHEN HE FELL 20 F EET TO THE GROUND.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 52 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    1
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    5
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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