Accident Report Detail
Accident: 103694.015 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Airplane
Accident: 103694.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 03/06/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1300301.015 | 03/08/2018 | United Parcel Service | |||||
At 2:45 a.m. on March 6, 2018, Employee #1 was working on a Commander 15L, used to raise ULDs to a plane to load freights. During operation, Employee #1 was positioned inside the cargo door of the plane that was approximately 12.5 feet from the ground. At some point, a ULD became stuck. As Employee #1 walked out onto the Commander 15L to investigate the malfunction, he fell threw a guardrail. Three coworkers witnessed the incident, which resulted in Employee #1 sustaining multiple injuries that included a broken pelvis, ribs, and a bone in his eye socket. He was hospitalized and received treatment for his injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
pelvis, aircraft, guardrail, fracture, eye, fall, airport, rib
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | ||
1 | 1300301.015 | 1 | M | Hospitalized injury | Fracture |