OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221706468

DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

GRANADA HILLS, CA— 2024-07-11T00:00:00

Event: Fall, Fall On Same Level, Femur, Fracture, Fuel Pipe, Fuel Tank, Fuel Truck, Ground, Hip, Slip
NAICS: 221310
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #347678609
Employer profile: DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Summary number: 221706468
Report ID: 0950643

Event description

Employee slips on fuel spill and fractures hip and femur

Investigation abstract

At 3:07 p.m. on July 11, 2024, Employee #1 was refueling a helicopter at a landing pad. He had inserted the fuel nozzle into the helicopter's fuel tank port and locked it in place to allow automatic fueling. While a coworker was working nearby, the nozzle was inadvertently dislodged from the fuel port, causing fuel to spray across the landing pad area. As Employee #1 approached the dislodged nozzle to stop the fuel flow, he slipped on the spilled fuel and fell to the ground. He sustained a fractured hip and femur and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
226

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