Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141216.015 - Employee trips and falls on aircraft cargo deck, resulting i

Accident Summary Nr: 141216.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553645.015	09/10/2021		492210	United Parcel Service Co.

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 a.m. on August 2, 2021, an assistant chief pilot for United Parcel Service Co. was conducting a final check of cargo on an aircraft's cargo deck. While navigating between the cargo, the employee tripped and fell, striking his face on the deck surface, which is covered with multiple casters for cargo movement. Passengers provided immediate assistance, and paramedics transported the employee to Kaiser Permanente in Ontario. He sustained multiple facial fractures that required hospitalization and subsequent surgeries.

Keywords: Aircraft, Face, Fall, Fracture, Head, Tripped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553645.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Airplane pilots and navigators

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