Fractures

Name: Fractures at URS
Start: 3/21/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032407 · 3/21/2016 · URS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other in-flight crash due to mechanical failure
Source: Helicopter

Employer

Name: URS
Location: Building 4509 3rd Floor, FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA, 36362
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was engaged in helicopter flight training for the US Army. The helicopter lost engine power and crashed. The employee suffered three fractured vertebrae, a fractured sternum, broken teeth and abrasions to the elbow and knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown