Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171056716 - Employee's leg fractured when struck by pumper truck

Accident Summary Nr: 171056716 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126791268	08/06/1998	4581	0	Air Carrier Services

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a cleaning crew that had just finished preparing an airplane for loading passengers. As they were starting to move their service truck, Employee #1 went to the rear of the vehicle to signal the driver. He was facing away from the traffic lane when he stepped backward and into the middle of a refueling pumper truck. The driver never saw Employee #1 and the pumper's rear tire struck his lower legs, fracturing two bones.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SIGNALMAN, AIRPORT, CLEANING, NOISE, STRUCK BY, FUEL TRUCK, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126791268			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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