Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 52946.015 - Employee is killed when parachute fails to open

Accident Summary Nr: 52946.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 09/27/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
942812.015	09/28/2013		924120	Bureau Of Land Management, National Interagency Fire Center, Great Basin Smoke Jumpers

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 27, 2013, a smoke-jumper employee, on a proficiency and R & D jump, fell from an aircraft and his parachute canopy failed to deploy . The employee struck Earth and sustained a hard landing, killing him.

Keywords: Aircraft, Equipment Failure, Fall, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	942812.015	40	M	Fatality		Firefighting occupations

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