OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #732909
AIRCRAFT,ROTATING PARTS,REPAIR,MECHANIC,TRIPPED,INATTENTION
Event description
Mechanic killed after walking or tripping into propeller
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was assigned to repair an air leak on a MU-2 cargo plane, serial #MU 2B-663. When the mechanics thought the plane was fixed and attempted to test it, Employee #1 either tripped or walked into the propeller and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 1
- Occupation code
- 508
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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