Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170784433 - Employee Is Struck in Head by Helicopter Rotor Blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170784433 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/05/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119919868	07/10/2012	9221	922120	Ca Highway Patrol, Northern Division - Redding

Abstract: On July 5, 2012, Employee #1, a California Highway Patrol, was exiting from a helicopter (Number H-14). The helicopter front was not the same level, and there was an incline, which caused the employee to be struck in the head by the rotor blade. Employee #1 was permitted to egress the helicopter while the engine was running and the rotors were turning. The employee was struck in the head by the rotor blade. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital suffering a head fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HIGHWAY, ROTOR, HELICOPTER, STRUCK BY, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119919868			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Police and detectives, public service

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