Incident date: 2016-08-03
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was ground handling a helicopter on the aircraft flight line. He was walking beside the helicopter when the helicopter wheel rolled over his left foot, ankle, and lower leg, causing compound fractures to his tibia and breaking bones in his foot. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by aircraft or propeller
code_source: title: Helicopter
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate