Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14396931 - Employee killed when struck by airplane propeller

Accident Summary Nr: 14396931 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 09/27/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102340536	09/29/1987	4581	0	Sat-Air, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was involved in an aircraft training exercise. His supervisor, the pilot of the aircraft, requested that he and a coworker remove the chocks from the aircraft wheels. Employee #1 removed the chocks from under the left wing and the coworker removed the chocks from under the right wing. As Employee #1 went forward to remove the chocks from under the nose wheel of the aircraft, he attempted to walk between the propeller on the pilot's side and the main body of the aircraft. Employee #1 was killed when the turning propeller struck the left side of his skull and upper body.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, CLEARANCE, WORK RULES, SKULL, AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102340536			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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