Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 56228.015 - Employee is struck and killed by backing truck

Accident Summary Nr: 56228.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 12/30/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
953700.015	12/31/2013		488190	Signature Flight Support Corporation

Abstract: At 7:45 p.m. on December 20, 2013, an employee was guiding a backing vehicle to the fuselage of a Boeing 737 passenger aircraft. The vehicle, which was a F-350 truck, inadvertently accelerated while backing and struck the employee. The employee became pinned between the back of the trucks tank frame and the lower rear fuselage of the aircraft. The employee suffered severe injuries to his head and was killed.

Keywords: Aircraft, Backing Up, Crushing, Head, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	953700.015	59	M	Fatality		Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine

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