OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670687

MILLION AIR CHICAGO

GARY, IN· 1985-12-31T09:32:00

Event: AIRCRAFT, FRACTURE, LUNG, SHOULDER, SPINE, SKULL, AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2748374
Employer profile: MILLION AIR CHICAGO
Summary number: 670687
Report ID: 551800

Event description

STRUCK BY AIRCRAFT PROPELLER BLADE

Investigation abstract

AT 9:32 AM ON DECEMBER 31, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON THE FLIGHT LINE WHEN HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE A MICROPHONE TO AIRCRAFT 17500HA. HE APPROACHED THE A IRCRAFT FROM THE REAR. HE APPARENTLY MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE RIGHT PROPELL ER AND WALKED INTO IT. HE WAS KILLED. DEATH WAS CAUSED BY A MASSIVE SKULL FRACTU RE, LACERATION OF THE BRAIN, FRACTURE OF THE SPINE, LACERATION OF BOTH LUNGS AND A FRACTURE DISLOCATION OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER JOINT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
1

Occupation code
508

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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