Incident date: 2023-11-03
NAICS industry code: 561990

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.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate