OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549497

FRACTURE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,SKULL,AIRCRAFT PROPELLER,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION

1987-02-13T06:05:00

Event: FRACTURE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,SKULL,AIRCRAFT PROPELLER,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14549497
Report ID: 951510

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S SKULL FRACTURED WHEN STRUCK BY AIRCRAFT PROPELLER

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 6:05 AM ON FEBRUARY 13, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING NEAR AN A IRCRAFT BEING TESTED FOR PRESSURIZATION. WHILE BOTH ENGINES WERE RUNNING HE WALK ED UNDER THE FUSELAGE TOWARDS THE AFT PART OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CLOSE THE AIR CYCLING MACHINE DOOR. HE PROBA BLY MISJUDGED HIS LOCATION, BECAUSE HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD BY THE PROPELLER. HE RECEIVED A SEVERE FRACTURE TO THE SKULL THAT EXTENDED FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT FRONTAL AREAS AND THEN TO THE PARIETAL AREA. HE WAS HOSPIT ALIZED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
1

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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