OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14546410
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER CO., INC.
FT. RUCKER, AL·
Event description
Employee dies of asphyxia in helicopter fuel cell
Investigation abstract
Between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m. on May 12,1989, Employee #1 went to replace a valve i n a helicopter's fuel cell. The fuel had been taken out of the cell on May 9, 19 89. The employee climbed down into the fuel opening through a 10 inch by 16 inch opening in the top of the cell. Employee #1's body was found on May 13, 1989. I t was determined that he had died of asphyxia.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 Male
- Nature of injury
- Asphyxia (2)
- Part of body
- LUNG (28)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (35)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- INSUFF/LACK/RESPIRATORY PROCTECT (19)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 1380
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.