Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at U.S. DEPT OF DEFENSE, TINKER AIR FORCE BASE
Start: 3/14/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032344 · 3/14/2017 · U.S. DEPT OF DEFENSE, TINKER AIR FORCE BASE

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Airplane-jet or turbine engine

Employer

Name: U.S. DEPT OF DEFENSE, TINKER AIR FORCE BASE
Location: Bldg 2280, TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, 73145
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking on the wing of a B-1B bomber preparing it for painting. The employee slipped and fell off the aircraft wing tip to the floor 14 feet below. The employee was wearing a body harness, but it was not attached to the overhead lanyards. The employee suffered a left knee fracture and compressed disc.

Source

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