Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at VSE Corporation
Start: 11/3/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110185 · 11/3/2023 · VSE Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Airplane-propeller-driven or piston engine

Employer

Name: VSE Corporation
Location: 1027 Bellinger Blvd, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23511
NAICS: 561990
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder, performing an engine leak check on an aircraft. The aircraft's propeller changed direction from reverse to forward, and the employee was blown off the ladder. The employee landed on the ground 15 feet away and suffered a broken left femur and tibia, as well as a broken right wrist, three broken ribs, and a concussion.

Source

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