Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146700.015 - Employee suffers head trauma when struck by cover

Accident Summary Nr: 146700.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1579779.015	02/23/2022		336411	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Abstract: At 12:44 p.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee, an integration technician, was performing pneumatic pressure checks on a Raptor V2 Engine while at the Integration Stand. The final step in the pressure check operation, venting, was done for the first time using an automated program as opposed to the normal manual method that had been used in previous operations. Immediately after initiating the automated venting, the employee was struck by the fuel controller cover which broke free from the controller module. The controller cover had sheared at the vertical to horizontal beveled seam, liberating the cover face from the assembly. The employee suffered a skull fracture and head trauma and was hospitalized in a coma for months.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cover, Electronic Technicn, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Pneumatic, Pressure, Rocket Motor, Skull, Struck By, Testing, Venting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1579779.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Science technicians, n.e.c.

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