Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138060.015 - Employee is killed firefighting after hard skydiving landing

Accident Summary Nr: 138060.015 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 06/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1547217.015	06/03/2021		115310	Usda Forest Service

Abstract: At 4:46 p.m. on June 2, 2021, an employee was parachuting from a fixed wing aircraft conducting fire suppression efforts on a wildfire. Due to environmental conditions the employee landed outside the intended landing spot resulting in a hard landing. The employee suffered multiple fractures including a skull fracture and brain trauma and was killed.

Keywords: Aircraft, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Face, Fall, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Fracture, Head, Rock, Skull, Unstable Surface, Walking Surface, Weather

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1547217.015	36	M	Fatality		Firefighting occupations

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